Bukayo Saka, a new adolescent England star, has celebrated his breakthrough by leaving his childhood home and moved into a footballers’ house, MailOnline can disclose.

The 19-year-old grew raised in poor circumstances, five miles from Wembley, with his parents and brothers.

Bukayo and his family lived in a small two-story semi-detached house in Greenford, in the London borough of Ealing, where he used to kick a ball on the communal green after school.


But, after breaking into the first squad at Arsenal, he quietly upgraded by purchasing a six-bedroom contemporary villa with wide grounds.

He purchased the massive mansion in green Hertfordshire for £2.3 million in November 2019, just before he turned 18.


Bukayo, who signed his first professional contract with Arsenal at the age of 17, is believed to have moved in with his parents and siblings shortly after.

The mansion came with a jacuzzi and walk-in wardrobes, but he wanted to personalize it, so contractors have been renovating it on a regular basis since then.

The exact details of the makeover have not been released, however it is thought that the renovations were considerable.

A crew of workers was even working in the grounds today to update the mansion, which dwarfs its neighbors.
The suburb is more closely linked with Tottenham than Arsenal, as club legends Gary Mabbutt and Martin Chivers resided there, while current players Dele Alli and Serge Aurier live nearby.

It is a vast cry from his humble boyhood home. Following yesterday night’s stunning triumph, England’s new hero contacted neighbours on his old estate, and his charitable family is well-known for assisting individuals in moving houses as well as sending footballs, game consoles, and money to help those in need in the region.

His man-of-the-match performance against the Czech Republic last night caps an incredible journey for the Arsenal winger, 19, who was born five miles from Wembley Stadium and is dubbed ‘little chili’ by colleagues because he spices up assaults.

The teetotal hero and straight—A student lives with his mother Adeniki and father Yomi, who usually tell him to get to bed early before big games. Last year, they moved to Hertfordshire to be closer to Arsenal’s training base.
Meseret Degeti, 34, an Ethiopian mother of three boys, told MailOnline that when she moved in two years ago, the Saka family greeted themselves by gifting her sons with a sack containing 20 footballs.

She said, ‘They’re very nice, pleasant, and always helpful. Bukayo and his brother assisted me with moving furnishings when I first moved in. Their father is very amazing, and his wife is extremely caring.

Last Christmas, Yomi gifted my lads an X-box and £40. He always encouraged my sons to play football. He simply told me his children played football and were good, but he didn’t specify how good. He still comes and visits, especially when I have problems with the house. He went here in April to resolve a plumbing problem. When they lived here, he frequently drove my children to school.


Bukayo’s Nigerian parents, who are devout Christians, lived in Ealing after coming to the UK as economic migrants in the 1990s to provide a better life for their unborn children. But, while their son amazed on the manicured Wembley pitch last night, it all began on a strip of land outside his family’s previous terraced home in west London.

Loraine Cain, 62, said Saka, who attended Edward Betham C of E Primary School and subsequently Greenford High School, was ‘always kicking a football in front of the home’.


She told MailOnline: “They were a lovely, polite, and very quiet family.” Bukayo was never without a ball and was always kicking it around outside.