Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says it's crucial they develop a club capable of keeping it's best young players.
It emerged on Friday that Bukayo Saka is close to signing a new contract.
And Arteta states: "That's what we have to do, that's our responsibility to keep our best players, our best people and the people that have the same aims and purpose with the club to keep them together for a while, give them some stability and from there keep evolving and become a better club.
"Well, it's part of developing a team, building a squad, and, as well, taking the club where we want. It's maximising the resources we have and we have huge resources because we have a lot of talent and we have to keep that talent and keep improving it and making it better."
Arteta was also asked if Granit Xhaka was to be offered a new contract, he added: "Not yet."