DREAMS AND GREATNESS: Arsenal star Bukayo Saka shows off never-before-seen side in behind-the-scenes photoshoot as he opens up about his childhood

Football star Bukayo Saka talked about how he loved the game from a young age when he talked about his childhood.

The 21-year-old forward for the Gunners showed a side of himself that not many people see when he sat for a shoot in a number of different outfits.

Before L’Equipe did an interview about his childhood, France Football took these pictures that no one else had.

Bukayo Saka posed while drinking a cup of tea

Bukayo Saka posed while drinking a cup of tea

He also donned a beige jacket and sunglasses

He also donned a beige jacket and sunglasses

The Arsenal man posed in a flowery field

The Arsenal man posed in a flowery field

 

He said this about what football means to him: “Football? I’ve had it since I was a child. I loved this game as soon as I found out it existed. I still love it.

“The homes in front of my house were in a closed neighborhood that was shaped like a circle.” There was only a green field in the middle. It wasn’t really a football field, but that’s how we turned it into one.

“Everyone went there to play. The neighborhood kids and I met there after school to play until our parents called us to eat dinner and take a shower.

“After that, to bed. The next day, school… We did it again!”

 

He has opened up about his childhood

He has opened up about his childhood

Saka explained what football means to him

Saka explained what football means to him

He has become one of Arsenal's key players

He has become one of Arsenal’s key players

He was also snapped playing with a football in the stylish clothes

He was also snapped playing with a football in the stylish clothes

Saka is now an England regular and already has 28 caps

Saka is now an England regular and already has 28 caps

He is one of the most-loved players in the England squad

He is one of the most-loved players in the England squad

Saka has already played 181 times for Arsenal, getting 39 goals and setting up 41 more.

He won the FA Cup in 2020 and was in the running for the Premier League title last year, but Mikel Arteta’s team lost and Manchester City beat them.

He has also played for England 28 times and is now one of Gareth Southgate’s most trusted assistants.

Seven of his eleven goals for his country have come since the beginning of 2022.

He’s also likely to start in the Euros next summer.

He kept up his great play in Arsenal’s first Premier League game of the season, a 2-1 win over Nottingham Forest.

Even though Saka has had a lot of success, he stays as grounded as ever.

“I don’t want to change my values for anyone or anything,” he said. What I say and do is something I really believe in.

“I am not perfect, of course, and I still have a lot to learn, maturity to acquire, but it is essential to remain the boy that I am.”