GRANIT XHAKA HAS agreed to join Arsenal on a long-term deal from Borussia Monchengladbach, the Premier League club have confirmed.
Xhaka captained Gladbach as they secured qualification for next season’s Champions League through a fourth-place finish in the Bundesliga.
The 23-year-old has been included in Switzerland’s preliminary squad for Euro 2016 and following the completion of the competition, he will link-up with his new team-mates in London.
In a statement, Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger said: “Granit Xhaka is an exciting young player, already with good Champions League and Bundesliga experience.
We have been watching him for a long time now and he is a player who will add quality to our squad.
“We wish Granit a good Euro 2016 with Switzerland and look forward to welcoming him to Arsenal ahead of next season.”
Xhaka made 141 appearances for Gladbach after joining from Basel in 2012, but the club’s sporting director Max Eberl believes the undisclosed fee received will help them strengthen.
He said: “We are losing a very, very good player, but we will be able to continue to build a strong team going forward with the transfer fee.
“We thank Granit for his loyalty to Borussia in the last four years and wish him well at his new club in London.”
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With a name like Granit,, there’s no doubt he will be rock in Arsenals midfield
Anybody who knows anything about european football and the bundesliga knows that xhaka is top quality and has been for a few seasons
Yes, looked very, very good for Basel in the Champions League a few years ago too. Didn’t think he was that young though. Definitely a good buy
Made the bundesliga team of the season for 2014/2015 and carried gladbach to champions league place for next season
New striker next Mr Wenger
With Ramsey, wilshere, carzola, elneny and coquelin, he probably could have done with prioritising with a striker, nether the less, a good buy
Losing flamini, arteta and rosicky along with a bad injury record of does mentioned another midfielder was a much needed buy. Its still only May plenty of time yet to be linked with lots of big named strikers and not sign any of them.
Top player for a top club.
Surely a top club would have won the CL or a PL trophy in the past decade?
Many great clubs went a decade without Magor silverware, Arsenal are one of most successful and biggest clubs in the world. Why don’t you stop hidding your ugly mug behind a cartoon characters, and just mind your own. Im just happy my great club bought a top player.
Swiss Arteta. Arsenal fans will turn on him by the end of the year, guaranteed.
*Promising i.e another flop we will all have forgotten about in 3 years so.
Only seen him a couple of times but he looks a serious talent. Arsenals midfield could do with a player like Wanyama first though.
Ciaran hopefully the brodge finds a few cheaper versions of xhaka and wanyama to sort our lot out