Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka: You can see this is a club with a lot of class, I'm very proud to play here

Top of the class: Xhaka has impressed Arsenal fans since his arrival at the Emirates
Arsenal FC via Getty Images
James Benge12 October 2016

Granit Xhaka is convinced he made the right move in signing for Arsenal – a club with “a lot of class” according to the Swiss midfielder.

The 24-year-old has swiftly become a fan favourite since his £33.8million move from Borussia Monchengladbach in the summer, not least due to his impressive long-range strikes against Hull and Nottingham Forest.

It is the atmosphere around the club that particularly impresses Xhaka, who told Swiss television last month that he had “quickly realised that Arsenal are a much bigger club than Basel [his first team] or Monchengladbach”.

Xhaka echoed that statement in a Twitter Q&A with supporters, saying: “I’m really enjoying it here. Everything goes as planned, and things are really well planned here, regardless of if we are playing home or away.

Burnley vs Arsenal

1/13

“You can see it’s a club with a lot of class and that shows with everything.

“I’m very proud to play for such a club, to be a Gunner. That makes me doubly proud to have joined this team. It’s the perfect path.”

Xhaka has not always been a regular in Arsene Wenger’s strongest side but an injury to Francis Coquelin has given him the opportunity to form a pairing with Santi Cazorla.

That could change this week, with Coquelin having recovered from a knee ligament injury significantly sooner than Arsene Wenger had expected, but Xhaka will hope he has done enough to retain his starting spot.

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in

MORE ABOUT