Tag: Granit Xhaka

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.

Stats that prove Xhaka is one of the best new signings

Granit Xhaka has been named in WhoScored.com's top XI newcomers this summer after signing for Arsenal.

Long read: Chivas victory shows Arsenal what they’ve been missing

Yes. I am one of those weirdo's that stayed up to watch a 3-1 win in a meaningless pre-season friendly that didn't finish until 4am UK time. And it was worth it.

Xhaka: ‘Liverpool never contacted me, Arsenal is right for me’

Granit Xhaka has denied ever speaking to Liverpool or Jurgen Klopp about a potential move to Anfield despite wide press coverage claiming he was their ‘number one target.’
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Friday Arsenal recap – Wenger confirms hunt for striker, Mustafi and Mahrez latest +...

On Friday, we beat the MLS All-Stars, Wenger confirmed we'd be signing a new attacking option and we dug into the latest with the Mahrez and Mustafi rumours.

Wenger hails new signings after pre-season win

Arsene Wenger has hailed his two new signings, Granit Xhaka and Rob Holding, following Arsenal's pre-season win over the MLS All-Stars.

What we learnt: Arsenal vs MLS All-Stars

As Stephen Bradley already wrote this morning, we shouldn't read too much into what was partly an exhibition game for the MLS and partly an exercise in developing match fitness for Arsenal.

Player ratings v MLS All-Stars – Xhaka shines as Wilshere disappoints

It was an okay game with an okay result with Granit Xhaka integrating into the team straight away and others not showing up.

Watch: Xhaka sings his Arsenal initiation song and it’s awful!

As you probably know, it is a tradition at most football clubs that the new boy has to get up on a chair and sing a song in front of his teammates.

Invincible has warning for Xhaka

Jens Lehmann has issued a warning to new signing Granit Xhaka.
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Thursday recap: Icardi says no, Higuain twist, Xhaka appears + more

With Arsenal set to face RC Lens on Friday, there was news and gossip a-plenty floating around on Thursday.

Who will get the nod v RC Lens? Arsenal train ahead of clash

A mixture of Arsenal players, senior and youth, trained ahead of our Friday clash with French club, RC Lens. So, who will get the nod to start?

Xhaka rocks up at London Colney, Wenger hails his ability

Arsene Wenger hailed Granit Xhaka's ability in just about every area of the pitch and, coincidentally, the Switzerland international rocked up at London Colney smiling from ear-to-ear.
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Tuesday recap: Defender deal done, Bellerin agent mischief + more

With no actual football to talk about, real news is still very hard to come by out there. Over the course of the past 24...

‘It’s Arsenal Football Club, we know we’re going to sign quality players’

Francis Coquelin has been the latest to sing the praises of Arsenal new boy, Granit Xhaka, as he reveals it will be the ‘details’ that make the difference next season.

‘It’ll be a joy to help him settle in at Arsenal’

Per Mertesacker can’t wait to help Granit Xhaka fulfil his potential at Arsenal, claiming it will be a ‘joy’ to help him.

What does transfer tumbleweed teach us?

For many Arsenal fans, the summer transfer window is like an establishing shot from a Clint Eastwood western.
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Friday recap: Arsenal midfielder deal confirmed, coach signed, targets missed + more

Well, here we are, another Arsenal-less weekend with nothing much but nonsense to discuss.

‘I joined Arsenal because they’re the best team in the world’ says Xhaka

Granit Xhaka has revealed that he joined Arsenal because ‘they’re the best team in the world’.

Euros highlight Arsenal’s tactical questions

So; the summer's international tournament has concluded, with Portugal playing Greece to France's Portugal. Some reputations have been enhanced and others, particularly managers, have been...

Why Arsenal fans shouldn’t panic about lack of transfers

Everywhere you look, there are Gooners panicking about our 'lack' of transfer activity.

Five reasons why transfer deals aren’t as straight forward as we would like

With silly season in full swing and the Twitter keyboard warriors in fine voice, there are some key things we need to keep in mind if we're going to get through this summer without attacking each other: transfers do fail and it's not always Arsenal's fault.
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Monday recap: Alexis love, Xhaka in London, Lacazette + more

Daily Cannon spent Monday basking in the ambiance of Alexis Sanchez's Copa America win with Chile, as well as sifting through the usual gossip.

Look: Xhaka visits the Emirates, touches a cannon

Granit Xhaka finally had a chance to visit the Emirates as an Arsenal player for the first time on Monday.

Germany’s Twitter account jumps on banterbus, makes dig at English football

Despite both Granit Xhaka and Mesut Ozil putting in a decent shift during the Euros so far, they also have something else in common: they've both missed penalties.
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Weekend recap: Arsenal players paying the penalty + Lukaku and more

Before I start this I’m going to be honest – I couldn’t have cared less about what was going on in the world of...

Xhaka: I’ll still take penalties

Granit Xhaka has no plans to shirk his penalty taking responsibilities despite missing for his country and costing them a place in the quarter finals in France.

Stoke man defends Granit Xhaka after penalty miss

Stoke's Xherdan Shaqiri has defended Granit Xhaka after the Arsenal midfielder blasted his penalty wide, costing his country a place in the quarter finals.
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Saturday Arsenal recap: One in, one out

Things have, perhaps not unexpectedly been a bit quite over the last few days. With no actual football to talk about and the UK tearing...

Xhaka’s Switzerland knocked out after penalty drama

Granit Xhaka and his Switzerland team-mates have been knocked out of this summer's European Championships, following a nerve-racking defeat on penalties against a well-drilled Poland side in the first knockout fixture of the tournament.
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Fact check: Do Arsenal really have a massive transfer kitty?

How much does Arsene Wenger *really* have to spend?

Ozil and Xhaka among 10 best at Euro 2016

Mesut Ozil and new boy Granit Xhaka have been named in the top ten best performing players at this year's Euros so far.

Old favourites re-emerge as the Vardy hokey-cokey continues

So another week of multi-continental international football loveliness has been and gone, with bugger all real news on the Arsenal front.

Arsenal Twitter ‘not impressed’ by Neil Lennon’s Xhaka jibe

Hibernian manager, Neil Lennon, clearly wasn't in his right mind when he claimed that he wasn't impressed by Granit Xhaka on BBC Radio 5 Live.
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Sunday recap: Wenger on Vardy, Rooney loves Wilshere + link to Manchester United man

It was all a bit quiet on the Arsenal-front on Sunday.

Koscielny and Xhaka put in solid performances as both countries progress

It was an anticlimax, but France and Switzerland both progress to the final 16 of the Euros.

Watford man hails Xhaka – ‘He’s a great signing’

Watford midfielder, Valon Behrami, has sung his Swiss compatriot, Granit Xhaka's praises.

Granit Xhaka on career highlight involving Manchester United

Granit Xhaka hasn’t played a single minute for Arsenal but Gooners everywhere have already fallen in love with him for a number of reasons.

Wednesday recap: Fixture list, Mkhitaryan, Euros and more

Here's Wednesday's news and gossip from the Goonerverse.

Xhaka puts in another huge performance for Switzerland v Romania

Granit Xhaka, once again, put in a superb performance for Switzerland in their 1-1 draw against Romania.

Wenger’s early transfer moves pleasing for fans

It promises to be an exciting summer for Arsenal fans if the first few weeks of the transfer window are anything to go by.