Arsenal’s Saka tipped to change position as he’s ‘not world class yet’

Arsenal star Bukayo Saka is not world class yet and may have to change position in order to become that, according to Simon Jordan. The winger has taken his fine club form onto the international stage, earning huge plaudits for his performances.

Saka is the only player in the Premier League this term to have reached double figures in terms of goals and assists. He contributed in both regards for England in Sunday’s 2-0 Euro 2024 qualifier win over Ukraine at Wembley.

His goal was a thing of beauty, as he curled a delightful strike from outside the penalty area into the top corner. Arsenal fans in particular are excited over the performances of Saka.

But Jordan has called for calmness over labelling the 21-year-old world-class just yet. He says Saka is not yet near the level of the likes of Kylian Mbappe or Vinicius Junior.

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Jordan told talkSPORT: “This idea that we need to tell every English player that once they hit a vein of form that they’re world-class is a false equivalency for me. Saka is a very good player, the current incumbent of that particular title.

“But when we talk about world-class, we talk about geniuses. We talk about Mbappe, we talk about the young kid at Real Madrid, Vinicius Junior, that I believe are geniuses.”

Former Crystal Palace chairman Jordan reckons Saka has the potential to convert to being a No 10. However, he reckons there is still a long way to go for him to be put in the world-class category.

He added: “Good player, very clever player, the potential of being far more than just a winger. He could potentially become a No 10 if that’s what they see for him because he can see a pass, he can make a pass, obviously he can create lots of assists for others and score goals himself.

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“So I think he’s well on the way to being a really, really top-class footballer. I think he’s impactive and effective for Arsenal and is becoming so for England.

“So be glad we’ve got him, be glad we’ve got a player who has the potential to be one of the top players in the world. But to start making arguments about world-class at this moment in time is not necessary.

“It’s unfortunate and unfair and eventually will put him in the way of a different argument. So no, I don’t think he’s world-class right now. Do I think he has the possibility? I’m not sure. There’s a way to go.”

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