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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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.
13 Arsene Wenger-era players remain at Arsenal
It has been quite the clearout and with Arsenal set to let Mesut Ozil leave for nothing, just who is left from Arsene Wenger's time at the club?
Arsenal swap for Christian Eriksen appeals to Inter Milan
Inter Milan are apparently open to the possibility of swapping Christian Eriksen for Granit Xhaka in a rumour that is starting to gather a bit of pace.
Arsenal fans’ delight as club open to selling Granit Xhaka…or are they?
Arsenal are open to offers for Granit Xhaka, despite his regular appearances for the club in 2020, according to a report.
Unacceptable, damaging & wrong: Mikel Arteta stands strong
Mikel Arteta says Granit Xhaka made an unacceptable and damaging mistake as Arsenal lost to Burnley on Sunday.
Mikel Arteta sucks on razorblades as he discusses Granit Xhaka
Mikel Arteta looked like he was sucking on razor blades as he spoke to the media immediately after Arsenal's latest defeat.
Arsenal ready to sell Granit Xhaka in January
Arsenal are reportedly ready to sell Granit Xhaka in January according to a report in Eurosport.
Granit Xhaka speaks out on reports of Kieran Tierney rift
Granit Xhaka denies any rift with Arsenal left-back Kieran Tierney, posting on social media that they're in the 'left foot union' together.
Granit Xhaka’s message to Nicolas Pepe after his stupid red card vs Leeds United
Granit Xhaka has said the Arsenal squad 'are with' Nicolas Pepe after his stupidity against Leeds but it's not so clear the fans will be as forgiving.
Arsenal 28-year-old reluctant to join Inter amid swap deal talk
Granit Xhaka is reportedly putting an early end to the chances of a swap deal with Inter Milan, showing reluctance to move.
Arteta asked for an explanation, in my heart I'd already left says Granit Xhaka
Granit Xhaka has revealed that Mikel Arteta asked him to explain himself in regards to the gesture he made towards fans last season
Italian media: Arsenal propose Xhaka-Eriksen swap deal
Arsenal are proposing a swap deal to Inter Milan involving Christian Eriksen and Granit Xhaka, according to a report in Italy.
Arsenal man's substitution blamed for defeat
Switzerland fans are not happy with their national team manager after he substituted Granit Xhaka in their 2-1 defeat by Belgium.
Thomas Partey yellow cards could be an issue for Arsenal but it’s not all...
Thomas Partey yellow cards are likely to become an issue this season for Arsenal but that just means he's a true Gunner
Which midfield should Arsenal play against Leicester City?
Arsenal face Leicester City this weekend, with a decision to make on their best midfield for the Premier League clash.
Full Arsenal player results over the international break
The international break is finally over, so let's take a look back at the results for all the Arsenal senior players on duty with their countries.
Video: Arsenal midfielder provides assist for his country - should he start with Partey?
Granit Xhaka provided an assist for the Swiss National Team as the international fixtures got underway for Arsenal players on Wednesday.
Xhaka: One thing is certain – I wouldn’t be in London without Arteta
Granit Xhaka talked about the importance of Mikel Arteta in his turnaround at Arsenal, and rebuilding his relationship with the fans.
2 Arsenal stars shine in Nations League match: Should they start against Fulham?
Granit Xhaka and Bernd Leno shone for Switzerland and Germany respectively on Sunday, up against each other in a Nations League game.
Arsenal star takes up national team captaincy after teammate's retirement
Granit Xhaka is the new first-choice captain of the Swiss national team, after the international retirement of his former club teammate Stephan Lichtsteiner.
Full fixture list for Arsenal players over the international break
A number of Arsenal players are in their international squads over the break, so we've put together a full fixture list of their potential involvements.
Arteta explains how he convinced 27-year-old to change his mind & stay with Arsenal
Mikel Arteta thinks Granit Xhaka was able to turn his Arsenal career around through hard work and enjoying his football again.
Arsenal summer signing wins his 1st Player of the Month award
Kieran Tierney won the Arsenal Player of the Month award for June, bringing in 40% of the fan votes ahead of three other contenders.
4 Arsenal players up for June Player of the Month award
Arsenal confirmed their Player of the Month award nominees for June this week, and it's not an easy group to pick a winner from.
Arsenal go above Tottenham. No, really!
As Arsenal finally returned home after four games on the road since the Premier League restart, their win against Norwich took them above Tottenham.
Mikel Arteta names 'natural leader' in Arsenal squad
Once upon a time, Granit Xhaka was Arsenal captain until he threw a massive strop, told the fans to f**k off, and we all thought his time was up at the club, but he has done what few others would have managed in this situation and turned it all around.
Good news and bad: Arsenal injury updates ahead of Southampton clash
Ahead of Arsenal's game against Southampton on Thursday the club has issued some good and bad news in terms of injured players.
"Did not look really good": Arteta gives worrying update on injury from City match
The injury to Pablo Mari doesn't look good, but we'll have to wait for news on him and Granit Xhaka, according to head coach Mikel Arteta.
Arsenal starter is a doubt for the Manchester City game due to a fitness...
Granit Xhaka is a doubt for the Arsenal match against Manchester City on Wednesday night, thanks to an ongoing injury problem.
Granit Xhaka confirms talks with Bundesliga club & how Mikel Arteta changed his mind
Granit Xhaka admits he held talks with Hertha Berlin ahead of the January transfer window, but Mikel Arteta convinced him to stay.
Arsenal speak to 4 players over breach of lockdown rules
Arsenal contacted David Luiz, Alexandre Lacazette, Nicolas Pepe and Granit Xhaka over apparent breaches of the lockdown rules, according to reports.
Video: Xhaka pulls cute lemon prank on his daughter
Granit Xhaka is continuing to make the most of spending time with his family, uploading a video pranking his daughter with a taste of lemon.
Video: Granit Xhaka's heartwarming reaction to daughter's first word
Granit Xhaka posted a heartwarming video to his Instagram page yesterday, reacting to his daughter's first word.
Xhaka and Mustafi appear to have argument before Arteta appears
After the final whistle following Arsenal's win over Everton on Sunday, there was a series of shots from Getty Images that caught my attention featuring Granit Xhaka, Shkodran Mustafi and Mikel Arteta.