Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka seems a bit more open to food sponsorships than Kylian Mbappe. Last week, Kylian Mbappe sent a cease-and-desist letter to a Marseille Kebab Shop owner for using the player’s name on one of his premier sandwiches. Granted, promoting the sandwich as “baker round bread, as round as Mbappé’s skull” wouldn’t please anyone in the first place, especially without the Frenchman’s consent.
Meanwhile, 22-year-old English winger Saka has given restaurant chain Nando’s full consent to use his name to promote a limited-edition sauce. The Nando’s trademark ‘Peri-Peri’ sauce will get extra smokiness thanks to the starlet’s eponymous ‘Peri-Peri Saka’ sauce.
The sauce is officially described as “sweet, spicy and smoky,” according to ACL_soccer.
After all, his former teammate Arsenal, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, nicknamed him “Little Chili” for good reason: He cooks defenders on and off the pitch — he’s racked up 16 goals and 15 assists in all competitions this 23/24 season alone.
“I love it and can’t wait for everyone to try it. I’ve been going to Nando’s since I was little so to have my own sauce is quite mad,” said Saka, who made the Nando’s sauce collaboration a family affair.
“My family’s really important to me so I wanted to make sure they liked it, too. As soon as my Dad said he was a fan, I knew it was the one.”
The Nando advertisements show Saka leading his chiefs in creating his sauce. “It needs a little kick,” Saka says before adding chilis.
Who wouldn’t want to try this fire on some wings? 🌶️
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