Saka is definitely on the right path, working his way through the ranks. If all continues to plan he'll be a key player at Arsenal. Of course he's getting paid a fortune at his tender age to do it. And why not? Everyone else is. But whether every player being paid for success before they actually achieve it is something worth looking up to, I'm not so sure. Football, and everyone in it, has this whiff that's not entirely pleasant. A parade of excess. If we hadn't shelled out big on Saka's contract demands he'd have been off in a flash to somebody who would. We paid. He stayed. Admirable? By today's standard, perhaps. If 10 years down the road he's still here, having put in the performances, then we're talking. That'll be somebody to admire.