Arsenal Beat Liverpool To The Signing of Midfielder

Borussia Monchenglabach midfielder Granit Xhaka is close to finalising a deal with Arsenal.

Starsport exclusively revealed in January that Arsene Wenger is keen on a move for the Switzerland international.

Arsenal scouts have watched Xhaka more than 30 times this season and reportedly submitted a £24m bid last month.

According to TransferMarketWeb, Xhaka is becoming ‘more inclined’ to accept a contract offer on the table from Arsenal.Liverpool have also been circling with reports in Germany suggesting Jurgen Klopp held talks with Xhaka’s representative Andy Gross.

Bayern Munich are also keen on raiding Bundesliga rivals Gladbach for the 23-year-old.

Gunners boss Wenger is set to rebuild his midfield options this summer with Mikel Arteta, Mathieu Flamini and Tomas Rosicky all leaving when their contracts expire.

Xhaka is up for a Premier League move and said in February: “I think everybody has a dream.

“Everybody has a childhood dream and that’s my childhood dream.

“If my dream comes true, it remains to be seen.

“At the moment I cannot say how realistic it is.”

Arsenal Beat Liverpool To The Signing of Midfielder

Arsenal Open Talks For German Influential Midfielder Xhaka

Arsenal have opened talks with German club Borussia Monchengladbach over a £35m swoop for Granit Xhaka, according to reports.

The north London club are expected to be one of the busiest clubs in the summer transfer window as Arsene Wenger looks to assemble a team capable of winning the Premier League title next season.

Xhaka has been heavily linked with a potential summer move to the Emirates Stadium, although manager Wenger refused to confirm or deny whether the Gunners are looking to sign the player this summer when quizzed about the speculation last week.

Now, however, the Daily Mail is reporting that Arsenal have opened talks with the Germany club over a potential summer swoop for Xhaka, with the Gunners out to try and reduce the Bundesliga outfit’s £35m asking price.

Arsenal Open Talks For German Influential Midfielder Xhaka