Arsenal star Bukayo Saka is reportedly engaged to his long-term girlfriend Tolami Benson.
The England international is said to have asked the love of his life to marry him on a romantic date in a fancy London hotel.
Saka and Benson, a senior planning executive, are believed to have started dating back in 2020 and largely keep their relationship under wraps.
Bukayo Saka and his girlfriend Tolami Benson following the UEFA EURO 2024 quarter-final match between England and Switzerland. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)
A source told The Sun: ‘Bukayo went all out for the proposal – and the ring he chose is absolutely enormous.
‘He’d organised a special night at a top London hotel and proposed there. It was incredibly special and Tolami was totally blown away.’
Saka and Benson, both 24, have generally kept their involvement together off-grid. They still don’t share photos of each other on Instagram; nor do they follow each other.
The pair finally went public at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar when they were pictured embracing in the stands in Doha.
Since then, we have had a few snippets of them together. Benson was again cheering Saka on from the stands at Euro 2024 – there was even a kiss after England’s 0-0 draw with Slovenia in June last year.
Tolami Benson, girlfriend of Bukayo Saka spotted during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Round of 16 match between England and Senegal. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
At England’s 1-0 win over Serbia at the tournament, she wore a custom-made leather biker jacket emblazoned with ’87’ – the same number that Saka wore on his jersey as he broke into the Arsenal senior side in 2018-19.
Benson is originally from Hatfield, Hertfordshire and studied public relations and media at Birmingham City University.
She has previously worked on the shop floor at Harrods but has been in PR for a number of years. In May, she started a new gig as a senior planning executive for Zenith.
It has been a successful period for Saka, who is enjoying huge success on and off the pitch.
