"[Saka] will turn 22 next month and, considering his rate of progress over the last two years, Arteta expects Saka to show considerable improvement in the coming seasons. Does Saka allow himself to consider what it will take for him to, one day, compete for the Ballon d’Or? “Obviously you always have that as a dream,” he says, “but I just try to focus on the moments I can control right now. How can I help myself, my club and country to win. I think those things [individual awards] come if you achieve that. Of course it’s not easy. But nothing worth having is easy. So you have to be willing [to sacrifice]. It’s about how much you want it.'"