Bukayo Saka was showered with congratulations after revealing his engagement to Tolami Benson on Friday night. The Arsenal star and his partner announced the thrilling news on Instagram, sharing a joint post that simply read: "17.11.25," accompanied by a beautiful collection of photos showing the pair celebrating.

One image captured them snuggled together, whilst another displayed the couple sharing a kiss. A further snap revealed Saka spinning his fiancée around with a beaming grin, while one photograph featured a close-up of Benson's dazzling engagement ring, adorned with an enormous precious stone.

It wasn't long before Saka's current and former team-mates flooded the comments section with their congratulatory messages, demonstrating their support. Ex-Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang wrote: "Not (lil) chilli anymore. Congrats Chilli boy," whilst Gabriel Martinelli posted a series of heart emojis.

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Joe Willock commented: "Congratulations brother," while Folarin Balogun mirrored the sentiment with: "Congrats my bro." Arsenal Women's Beth Mead added: "Congrats both," whilst Charlie Patino also shared a couple of love hearts with the delighted duo.

Among those liking the post were Adebayo Akinfenwa, Gunners academy graduate Dan Ballard, Eberechi Eze, Gabriel, Ivan Toney, Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard. The announcement follows Saka proposing to long-time girlfriend Benson during an evening out in London.

The pair have been an item for five years, having begun their relationship in 2020. She's regularly spotted cheering him on during his appearances for Arsenal and England.

The Sun reports that Saka pulled out all the stops for the proposal, with sources describing the engagement ring as 'enormous.' Saka arranged a romantic evening at an upmarket hotel in the capital for his proposal, with a source revealing: "It was incredibly special and Tolami was totally blown away."

Saka and Benson made their relationship official at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, where she was photographed alongside other England WAGs in the stands. She also attended Euro 2024, sporting a jacket emblazoned with 87 in honour of her partner's original squad number when he first broke through at Arsenal.

Like Saka, Benson is 24. She's employed as a senior planning executive in London, having completed her studies at Birmingham University with a degree in Public Relations and Media.

The news comes as Saka will be feeling upbeat ahead of Arsenal's journey to Stamford Bridge to take on Chelsea this Sunday afternoon. Mikel Arteta's Gunners currently sit at the summit of the Premier League table, having secured nine victories, two draws and suffered just one defeat from their first 12 matches.

Nevertheless, Enzo Maresca's Blues will be eager to narrow the gap on their London neighbours during the encounter, considering they trail by just six points at present. Maresca heaped praise on Arsenal during his pre-match press conference this week, emphasising the difficulty of the challenge ahead.

He said: "For sure, Arsenal defend fantastically. Any team against them struggles to score goals. Not only to score goals but to create chances. So as a team, they defend very well, and they have weapons when they attack.

"And they're not just [a threat from set-pieces] against one or two teams, they score goals from set-pieces against any team. Against Bayern Munich, they scored their first goal from a corner. They score goals against any team, they have a system in place that works very well, and we will do our best to stop them."

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