Why Bukayo Saka is not world class as Ousmane Dembele, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia comparison made

Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka is not yet satellite people and indispensable lucifer the numbers of 2 Paris Saint-Germain stars to get that status, Jermaine Pennant has told Sports Mole successful an exclusive interview.

The England planetary has been among the goals successful the aboriginal stages of the 2026-27 season, uncovering the backmost of the nett for the 3rd clip successful 4 Premier League games during Saturday's 2-0 triumph implicit Sunderland.

Saka antecedently struck against Coventry City and Aston Villa and present boasts a full of 165 extremity involvements successful 318 games for the Gunners, 84 of his ain and 81 assists.

However, statement continues to rage implicit whether the 25-year-old tin genuinely beryllium considered world-class, arsenic helium has failed to people much than 12 goals successful each competitions during his astir caller 2 afloat campaigns.

Despite his Arsenal connections, Pennant does not judge that Saka has reached that level conscionable yet, alternatively pointing to the levels reached by Ousmane Dembele and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.

Why Arsenal's Bukayo Saka is not yet satellite class

“I deliberation there’s imaginable to beryllium satellite class, but you’ve got to look astatine numbers," Pennant said. "If you look astatine radical who we’re talking astir successful the aforesaid presumption - [Ousmane] Dembele, who’s going connected to triumph the Ballon d’Or, and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia - that’s satellite class.

“Is Bukayo Saka successful the aforesaid speech arsenic those 2 players? I don’t deliberation so. Until helium reaches those numbers, until he’s doing what they’re doing week in, week out.

"Albeit successful a antithetic league, but you inactive spot it successful Champions League games, you inactive spot it for the nationalist squad - until we spot that, I don’t deliberation you tin accidental he’s satellite class.

“Can you accidental he’s a large player? Absolutely. The world’s best? Not conscionable yet. Can helium get there? Yeah, of people helium can. But is he? No.”

How does Bukayo Saka comparison to Dembele, Kvaratskhelia?

Using information from the 2025-26 league campaigns, Saka does not stack up to Dembele oregon Kvaratskhelia successful an attacking sense, making Pennant's assertion each the much justifiable.

In fact, the lone class that the Arsenal antheral triumphs successful is aerial duels won per 90 minutes, arsenic Dembele leads the mode for some goals and assists per 90 minutes.

Meanwhile, Kvaratskhelia tops the charts for dribble attempts and palmy dribbles per 90, arsenic good arsenic shots, shots connected people and shots connected people %, for which Saka ranks 3rd of the three.

The PSG duo bettered Saka's numbers contempt playing less minutes than the Hale End graduate, who volition attraction small astir the world-class statement truthful agelong arsenic Arsenal triumph much large honours.

Jermaine Pennant was speaking to Sports Mole connected behalf of NetBet Casino.