The British press writes today that Granit Xhaka will leave Arsenal at the end of the season. The Albanian midfielder who plays for Switzerland has decided to leave the Gunners to return to Germany, this time to Bayer Leverkusen, with whom he is expected to sign a 4-year contract.
Xhaka made a good appearance this season, where Arsenal was in the race for the title of champion, leading for many weeks, but has already moved to Manchester City. The 30-year-old has one more year on his contract at the Emirates, but his departure is already certain.
Granit Xhaka has played 290 games for Arsenal since 2016, when he left Borussia Mönchengladbach and joined this team. The midfielder has also kept the captain's armband, which was taken away at the end of 2019, when there was a clash with Arsenal fans.
Talks about the transfer to Bayer Leverkusen have progressed and now only the signature is expected. The transfer will be carried out for about 15 million euros. For the Albanian midfielder, coach Mourinho insisted last summer to take him to Rome, but the move was not carried out due to financial reasons.