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Granit Xhaka: Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta wanted Man City to sign midfielder

Ihesiulo Grace 26 December 2019 0

Arteta’s first game in charge of Arsenal will come at Bournemouth on Boxing Day and he is likely to name Xhaka in his starting line-up after speaking to the 27-year-old in recent days “He was one of the players on my list. This is how much I liked him. I was happy when Arsenal

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Granit Xhaka: Arsenal boss Unai Emery says midfielder could return against Southampton

Ihesiulo Grace 22 November 2019 0

Arsenal head coach Unai Emery says Granit Xhaka could return against Southampton on Saturday for his first appearance since being stripped of the club captaincy. Xhaka has not featured since being involved in an altercation with the club’s supporters when he was substituted in a home draw against Crystal Palace last month. READ ALSO: Dina […]

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Why Unai Emery stripped Granit Xhaka of Arsenal captaincy

Ihesiulo Grace 6 November 2019 0

London – Arsenal manager Unai Emery has stripped Granit Xhaka of the captaincy and left him out of the Premier League side’s squad for their Europa League game against Portugal’s Vitoria. “I had a meeting with him and told him he is no longer in the captain’s group,” the Mirror website quoted the Spaniard as […]

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Patrice Evra calls Arsenal “babies” Granit Xhaka responds

Ihesiulo Grace 22 October 2019 0

Arsenal skipper Granit Xhaka has angrily dismissed Patrice Evra’s babies taunt as “bulls**t*. Xhaka was annoyed when Evra called Arsenal “babies” after their 1-0 defeat at Sheffield United on Monday because the Sky Sports pundit claims they have always been fragile. READ ALSO Sheffield United end Arsenal’s unbeaten run He feels the former Manchester United […]

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Arsenal critics make me look foolish—Xhaka

Ihesiulo Grace 24 March 2017 0

Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka says his critics in the British media have tried to make him look like “a foolish idiot”. Xhaka swapped Borussia Monchengladbach for the Gunners in May after the clubs agreed a deal reported to be in the region of £35million. The 24-year-old has scored three goals in 33 appearances for Arsene […]