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Cesc Fabregas agrees with Thierry Henry on Arsenal and England star Bukayo Saka

Cesc Fabregas believes Bukayo Saka has a "great future" ahead of him, as the former Arsenal man shared a similar view point to Thierry Henry.

Saka was arguably the Gunners ' best player throughout the 2020/21 season, with the 19-year-old consistently producing outstanding performances under Mikel Arteta.

The teenager's fine form earned him a call-up to Gareth Southgate's 26-man England squad for Euro 2020, where he could play a huge part.

The Arsenal star scored his first goal for the Three Lions in their 1-0 friendly win against Austria last week, but faces some serious competition in his position ahead of his country's opening game against Croatia on Sunday.

Jadon Sancho, Raheem Sterling, Jack Grealish, Marcus Rashford, Mason Mount and Phil Foden all occupy a similar position to Saka, making Southgate 's decision really tough.

One thing that is certain, though, is that Saka faces a really bright future for Arsenal - something that Fabregas agrees with.

Cesc Fabregas has heaped praise on Bukayo Saka (Twitter)

The former Arsenal midfielder tweeted this on Saka: "Most consistent player this season. Always looking to go forward and hungry to win and learn. Great future ahead."

Fabregas' former Gunners team-mate Henry has already stated something similar when talking about Saka, with the Frenchman briefly managing the youngster during his time as manager of Arsenal Under-18s.

He said to Goal: "You could see that he wanted to run at people, he wanted the ball, he was brave on the ball.

"It was too early to tell and when I saw him breaking into the first team because it was after I left.

"I was like: Wow, it’s amazing. I always liked the attitude of the kid, his commitment. And what I like about him is he cares about his club, and he will do whatever to make sure that the team wins."

Saka had 16 direct goal involvements in the 2020/21 season in all competitions for Arsenal - scoring seven and assisting nine for his team-mates.

The teenage sensation has been used in a variety of positions under Arteta as well - with spells at left-back, on the right wing and on the left wing, which is arguably his best position.

Transfermarkt values Saka at £58.8million with over three years still remaining on his current contract at the Emirates Stadium, after putting pen-to-paper on an extension last summer.

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