Granit Xhaka plays for Arsenal Football Club. The Swiss midfielder arrived at Arsenal in 2016 from Borussia Mönchengladbach for £40.5m and earns around £100,000-per-week or £5,200,000-per-year. Xhaka wears the number 34 shirt. He was born September 27, 1992. Xhaka is married to Leonita Lekaj.
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Arsenal pros and cons of bids for Ben White and James Maddison
This week, we weigh up the pros and cons of Arsenal bids for Ben White and James Maddison, wonder who will replace Xhaka, and ask 'What system does Arteta want to play anyway?'
Arsenal sale of 28yo almost done despite €15m rejected bid
A deal taking Granit Xhaka to AS Roma is 'almost there' despite Arsenal rejecting the Serie A club's latest bid, according to a report.
Arsenal reject 3rd bid for 28yo
Arsenal and AS Roma still haven't reached a full agreement over a transfer fee for Granit Xhaka, after a third bid was rejected.
Granit Xhaka takes hefty pay cut to leave Arsenal and join Roma
Granit Xhaka appears to be taking a substantial paycut to leave Arsenal and sign for Jose Mourinho at Roma but will benefit from a tax break called the 'brain return'.
Disappointing fee agreement reached as 28yo prepares to leave Arsenal
Arsenal and AS Roma have finally reached an agreement on a fee for Granit Xhaka's transfer, according to a report from Italy.
Arsenal 28yo agrees 5-year deal to leave: Transfer for €18-20m soon
Granit Xhaka has agreed a contract with AS Roma and is expected to move for a fee of between €18m and €20m, according to a report.
Arsenal prepare to make opening offer for £40m-rated midfielder
Arsenal are preparing to make their opening offer for Ruben Neves as a midfield replacement for Granit Xhaka, according to a report.
Complete agreement edging closer: Arsenal midfielder on verge of Roma move
AS Roma are trying to wrap up a deal to sign Granit Xhaka before the start of Switzerland's Euro 2020 campaign this weekend.
Roma hope to sign Arsenal star before Euros start, price around £15.5m
Granit Xhaka is edging closer to a move to Roma to join up with Jose Mourinho and the Italians want the deal finalised before the Euros start on Friday.
1 Arsenal surgery, 2 awards, 2 new coaches, Napoli friendly & 14 transfer rumours
As football came to a close last weekend, actual news has been light on the ground, but here is a roundup of the top Arsenal news and gossip stories this week.
Arsenal 28yo likes idea of working with Jose Mourinho, long term deal offered
Working with Jose Mourinho would 'appeal' to Granit Xhaka according to Blick in Switzerland who interviewed the midfielder ahead of the Euros and then delivered some interesting information.
AS Roma confident of signing Arsenal 28yo: Next few days decisive
AS Roma are confident of signing Granit Xhaka this summer, with developments in the saga expected sooner rather than later.
€15m bid in: Jose Mourinho pushes to sign Granit Xhaka on the cheap
AS Roma are pushing to sign Granit Xhaka this summer, though their valuation remains some way off Arsenal's and they'd like the player himself to help out with that.
4th Arsenal player gets Euros call-up
Bukayo Saka has joined three other Arsenal players in their countries' provisional national team squads for the European Championships.
Arsenal 28yo named in Premier League Best XI of the Season
Granit Xhaka has been named by the CIES Football Observatory in the Premier League Best XI of the Season.
Arsenal 28yo responds to growing exit rumours
Granit Xhaka insists he's happy with his family in London despite the growing rumours surrounding his future at Arsenal.
2 out, 1 back: Arsenal team news for Crystal Palace
Arsenal have two fitness issues going into the penultimate game of the Premier League season against Crystal Palace, according to Mikel Arteta.
Surprise Arsenal man is 2nd best in Premier League & 12th in Europe
Mohamed Elneny is having the season of his life and is currently ranked 2nd best performer in the Premier League and 12th best out of all players in the top leagues across Europe this month.
7 senior Arsenal players want to leave say reports
At least five senior Arsenal players want to leave the club this summer, according to multiple reports after last week's Europa League exit.
1 out, 3 doubts: Arsenal injury news for Chelsea clash
David Luiz will be unavailable to face his former club Chelsea on Wednesday, but Mikel Arteta gave a relatively positive update on the other injury concerns.
Emile Smith Rowe injury update: Arsenal hope it’s nothing major
Emile Smith Rowe was substituted against West Brom on Sunday so what's the latest on his fitness?
Anti-Arsenal Sky Sports commentary hits new low
As Arsenal brushed Newcastle to the side, the main thing most people seemed to be talking about was the incredible commentary of Don Goodman.
Granit Xhaka announces birth of 2nd child
Granit Xhaka has announced the birth of his second child.
New contracts & positions: Arsenal news this week
All the Arsenal news from this week rounded up in bitesize-chunks, filtering out the noise and nonsense to bring you pure news.
Granit Xhaka position change may not be one-off hints Mikel Arteta
When the Arsenal team for the game against Sheffield United was announced everyone was surprised to see Granit Xhaka at left-back and it may not be temporary
3 back, 1 doubt, 2 out: Arsenal teams news vs Slavia Prague
Arsenal will welcome back three players who missed the defeat against Liverpool at the weekend but could be without three others.
Key Arsenal trio return to training pre-Slavia Prague
Emile Smith Rowe, Granit Xhaka, and Bukayo Saka are all back in training ahead of Arsenal's Europa League quarter-final first leg on Thursday.
Arsenal suffer potential double blow pre-Liverpool clash
David Luiz is out and Granit Xhaka is a doubt for Arsenal's match against Liverpool on Saturday, the club have confirmed.
Arsenal results for 15 players on international duty
15 Arsenal players will join up with their countries for senior international fixtures over the March break, let's look at the full fixture list.
Arsenal star wants to return to the Bundesliga
Granit Xhaka is aiming for a return to the Bundesliga, with Hertha BSC a possible destination, according to reports in Germany.
2 of Arsenal's busiest players complete another full 90 on international duty
Granit Xhaka and Kieran Tierney are taking the 'break' out of 'international break', playing another 90 minutes each on Thursday.
20yo midfielder says Granit Xhaka is his role model
Granit Xhaka isn't the first person Arsenal fans would pick as a role model but he's that for Kastriot Imeri, his 20-year-old Swiss compatriot.
Granit Xhaka apologises to Arsenal fans
Granit Xhaka said 'sorry' to Arsenal fans after his mistake gifted Burnley an equaliser and cost Arsenal two points.
Granit Xhaka thinks his Arsenal teammate has finally adapted to the club
Granit Xhaka thinks Nicolas Pepe has now adapted to the Premier League, and he's showing the fans what they wanted to see from him.
Arsenal 28-year-old discusses his long-term plans
Granit Xhaka insists he always planned to join Arsenal for the long-term, and he's happy with how things are going for him at the moment.
Pep Guardiola praises Arsenal’s ‘quality’ as reason they ‘didn’t do more’
Arsenal looked in for a pasting when Raheem Sterling rose to nod home with barely 2 minutes on the clock but Arsenal rallied
Thierry Henry front-runner for manager job at AFC Bournemouth
Former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry is one of the two front-runners to take over as a manager at AFC Bournemouth, according to a report.
William Saliba opens up about Mikel Arteta plus Arsenal news roundup
All the Arsenal news and gossip we could find from around the internet, rounded up so you don't have to waste time searching
Maligned Arsenal star confirms he almost left for Hertha BSC
Granit Xhaka has confirmed he almost left Arsenal to join Hertha BSC in January 2020, before Mikel Arteta's conversation changed things.
Unacceptable that Manchester United only drew with Arsenal says Shaw
Luke Shaw said it is 'unacceptable' that Manchester United only left the Emirates with a point if they want to win the title.