Granit Xhaka COMPLETES Arsenal exit with £21.5m transfer to German facet Bayer Leverkusen… as the Gunners put together to finalise £105m Rice and £40m Timber moves on Friday
Bayer Leverkusen has declared the signing of Arsenal midfielder Granit XhakaThe Bundesliga facet completed the £21.5million go for the Swiss on Thursday Premier League side hope to finalise their £105m Declan Rice transfer on Friday
Granit Xhaka has finished his £21.5million transfer from Arsenal to Bayer Leverkusen on Thursday.
The Switzerland central midfielder has agreed a five-calendar year agreement, the working day in advance of the English club hope to finalise a club-file £105m offer for Declan Rice.
Xhaka, 30, played 297 moments in all competitions for the Gunners, scoring 23 targets, right after signing from Borussia Monchengladbach in summer 2016.
Briefly captain for the north London side, he had a calendar year remaining on his prior contract but was envisioned to depart in this transfer window supplied Arsenal’s move for Rice and their need to raise money.
He reported: ‘I know the league inside out and I watched it when I was in London. Bayer 04 is a club with an amazing background and bold targets.
Granit Xhaka (suitable) has concluded his £21.5million transfer from Arsenal to Bayer Leverkusen
Switzerland central midfielder Xhaka, 30, will wear the very same shirt quantity he wore at Arsenal
It was confirmed a day prior to the Gunners hope to seal a £105million move for Declan Rice
‘Above all, I see it as a club with a fantastic long term. Conversations with the management have been exceptionally motivating. Every person here is ambitious and needs to reach anything – I am incredibly considerably seeking forward to the future couple of years.’
Leverkusen sporting running director Simon Rolfes extra: ‘In Granit we have been ready to provide in an absolute top rated player.
‘His means on the pitch is perfectly known. But, previously mentioned all, there are few gamers who are able to so convincingly guide a workforce like he does thanks to his remarkable mentality and temperament.’
Xhaka gained two FA Cup titles and aided Mikel Arteta’s males complete second in the Premier League guiding Manchester Metropolis very last time.
Ajax defender Jurrien Timber is scheduled to have a healthcare on Friday early morning forward of completing his £40m go to Arsenal.
Rice will also undertake his clinical on Friday just before finalising his document £105m transfer from West Ham.
