Mikel Arteta wants to keep his best players at Arsenal(Image: Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

Arsenal are reportedly working on agreeing new contracts with three key players. There has understandably been plenty of discussion about the £200million-plus Arsenal splurged on eight summer signings, having recently enjoyed arguably the best transfer window in the club’s history.

But perhaps equally as important has been sporting director Andrea Berta's less glamorous work, which has been tying down the club’s important players to new deals since his arrival earlier this year. Berta has negotiated new deals with Ethan Nwaneri, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Gabriel Magalhaes and William Saliba in recent months.

He also agreed to pay increases with David Raya and Leandro Trossard over the summer months. That has proven crucial in preventing and dispelling any noise around potential exits, and helping the Gunners maintain a squad of players which are currently sitting top of the Premier League table.

But Arteta and Berta are not resting on their laurels. BBC Sport reports they have now shifted their efforts to securing a new long-term contract for talisman Bukayo Saka.

The 24-year-old, who...