NEWS FLASH: Arsenal kay star has beat Mbappe and Haaland to become world’s best

While some rival supporters may have once laughed it off, there is growing evidence that suggests the Gooners were correct. For example, many Arsenal supporters have long maintained that attacker Bukayo Saka has the potential to become the best player in the world.

Saka’s performance with England over the weekend undoubtedly served to improve his reputation as a player.

At Wembley on Sunday, the Three Lions defeated Ukraine 2-0 with Saka scoring the second goal. It was a targeted attack. He cut in from the right flank and fired a left-footed effort that curled into the far left corner of the goal.

However, Saka does not simply pass the sight test. The star from London is also highly regarded by data analytics specialists SciSports, who have shown that he has the potential to become one of the greatest players in history, overcoming stars like Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland en route.

Saka’s game has improved significantly over the past six months, according to SciSports’ SciSkill metric, which is derived from hundreds of in-game data points. He now has a SciSkill score of 121.7, which places him in an elite category.

Bukayo Saka: best in the world potential

However, what is particularly interesting about the young Arsenal star is that he is capable of reaching heights that no one in world football is presently at, according to SciSports.

Saka has a SciSkill potential of 151.6. Presently, there is not a player above 147, showing that he could become the best player in the game.

Of course, he faces plenty of competition. Indeed, there are players with higher potential than the Arsenal man, including Mbappe and Haaland, but also Barcelona paid Gavi and Pedri, as well as England international team-mates Phil Foden and Jude Bellingham. But there is no guarantee these players will realise their potential.