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Arsenal star Bukayo Saka and Everton 's Dele Alli both surprised Kim Kardashian 's son, Saint, on a trip to London this week.
After being spotted attending the Gunners' Europa League clash with Sporting Lisbon on Thursday, American reality star Kardashian took to Instagram the next day to show Saka, 21, FaceTiming her Arsenal-supporting son, who hadn't got to meet the England international at the Emirates Stadium.
Saka, who was recently crowned Young Player of the Year at the London Football Awards, had been part of the the Gunners side who lost to Sporting via penalties on a dramatic night in North London, but he managed to be in good spirits when speaking to seven-year-old Saint. As Kardashian, 42, shared on her Instagram, Saka kindly said: "Sorry that I missed you yesterday, they said that you were in the player's lounge, I had a shirt for you."
Another youngster in the room was egged-on to say: "We're gonna come back if you win the Premier League," leaving Saka laughing before correcting him. "When [not if], when," the 21-year-old chuckled, with Mikel Arteta 's team currently top of the table by five points.
"Tell them to let me know when they're coming back and we'll sort them some t-shirts," he added, as Saint thanked him for his kind gesture.
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And as Kardashian wrote on another Instagram story, 'the surprises continued' with a visit from struggling Everton midfielder Alli. Although he's spending the season out on loan in Turkey with Instanbul side Besiktas, the 26-year-old has been seen back in London and posed alongside Saint, as well as three other beaming children. They also received some signed shirts from David Beckham.
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Bukayo Saka FaceTimed Kim Kardashian son's, Saint (Instagram/Kim Kardashian)
Dele Alli also met the kids in LondonUnlike Saka, Alli is enduring a torrid term and won't be joining Besiktas permanently this summer. According to Turkish newspaper TakVim, head coach Senol Gunes has banished the ex- Tottenham ace from the first-team setup and doesn't plan to include him in any matchday squads for the rest of the campaign.
Alli has been told that he'll watch from the stands until he returns to Everton, where his future looks bleak. One of his former managers, Karl Robinson, recently revealed that the talented playmaker "seems to be" himself again.
"He scored 50 goals quicker than Frank Lampard or Steven Gerrard, and it's a crying shame that he's at Besiktas now," Robinson told the No Tippy Tappy Football Podcast. "I spoke to him about a month ago just to see if he was alright when the earthquake happened in Turkey and he seems a bit different, he seems to be him again."
"Whether that's right or wrong, it was just over a phone call, but he seemed excited about the summer, where he goes? It will be his decision."