Granit Xhaka has admitted that his transfer to Bayer Leverkusen from Arsenal made him so completely satisfied he cried.
The midfielder joined the Gunners in 2016 and whereas at occasions he had a risky relationship with followers, he turned a key a part of their midfield in the direction of the tip his spell in north London.
Arsenal got here near profitable the Premier League title final season and Xhaka was an enormous contributing issue to their second place end.
Nonetheless, he determined to name an finish to his time on the membership in July by signing for Bundesliga aspect Leverkusen.
It appears as if he was determined for a return to the German prime flight having beforehand performed for Borussia Monchengladbach.
Chatting with Leverkusen’s TV present The Werkself Good friend Ebook, he mentioned: “I am a really emotional particular person, I wish to cry and I am not ashamed of it.
“In fact, I additionally cried for pleasure at occasions. For instance, after I made my switch right here to Leverkusen.”
He added: “I additionally cried tears of pleasure as a result of I actually needed to return. I feel it is also a part of it as an individual.”
Xhaka performed 4 seasons at Monchengladbach earlier than he signed for Arsenal in the summertime of 2016 in a deal price round £30million.
The Swiss worldwide scored 23 objectives in 297 appearances for the Gunners and gained two FA Cup titles.
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His spell on the membership was not void of controversy although, with a house conflict towards Crystal Palace in 2019 seeing Xhaka be closely criticised.
Some Arsenal followers cheered when it was introduced that he was being substituted through the sport and he responded with sarcastic gestures.
Xhaka additionally appeared to shout ‘f*** off’ to followers, was stripped of the captaincy quickly after and speculated to depart within the coming window.
Nonetheless, Mikel Arteta restored him to the first-team image when he arrived as boss and the midfielder went on the shine for the membership.
His spell at Leverkusen has been profitable to this point with the membership sitting prime of the Bundesliga forward of Bayern Munich.
Xhaka has made 14 begins in 15 appearances for the membership and is but to style defeat in all competitions beneath Xabi Alonso’s administration.
