Bukayo Saka Snubs Harry Kane And Declan Rice As He Names His Best Ever Teammate

Bukayo Saka did not choose the likes of Harry Kane or Declan Rice when it came to choosing the best teammate he has played with.

The 24-year-old winger came through the youth team at the Gunners and has so far scored 76 goals in 277 for Arsenal across all competitions since back his debut back in 2018.

Saka was part of the Gunners squad which won the FA Cup back in 2020, but since then, the North London side have yet to win other major honours such as the Champions League or the Premier League.

However, Mikel Arteta's side have got their domestic campaign off to a positive start as they went into the international break at the summit of the Premier League and ahead of second-placed Manchester City by four points.

For England, Saka has been part of the Three Lions squads which finished as runners-up at both Euro 2020 and Euro 2024.

Saka has 14 goals across 47 England caps, with his most recent strike coming in last Thursday evening's 2-0 win at Wembley over Serbia during the qualification campaign for next summer's World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Saka has been named on the bench this evening by Thomas Tuchel in England's final match in Group K away to Albania, with the Three Lions having already confirmed their place in next summer's tournament.

Mesut Ozil and Bukayo Saka. (Image: Getty)

During the early phases of his first-team career at Arsenal, Saka shared a dressing room with attacking midfielder and former German international Mesut Ozil.

The now 37-year-old joined the Gunners from Real Madrid in 2013 for a £42.5m transfer fee, and went on to score 44 goals in 254 games in North London, winning four FA Cups during his time there.

Ozil left Arsenal in January 2021 after being excluded from the Gunners' Premier League squad and he moved to Turkish side Fenerbache.

He later had a spell with Istanbul Basaksehir towards the conclusion of his playing career, before confirming his retirement in 2023 due to recurring injuries.

The playmaker - who scored 23 goals in 92 caps for Germany and was part of the squad which won the 2014 World Cup - has now been chosen by Saka as the best player he has played with so far in his career, as the Gunners man selected him ahead of the likes of England captain Kane and Rice, his teammate for both club and country.

Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live, Saka said: "Maybe Mesut Ozil. High quality player, man.

"It was just fun, hard to describe it. Fun to play with him, fun to watch him."