Schick and Hložek are looking for a mega signing from Arsenal. Granit Xhaka is to pay for the Gunners strengthening

Arsenal are strengthening unprecedentedly, especially in the midfield with the arrival of Kai Havertz and the transfer of Declan Rice is also being completed. This, of course, must hit at least one of the many central midfielders, with Granit Xhaka expected to be the first to be axed according to The Sun.

Arsenal have had a great season and so has the 30-year-old midfielder, who has scored 9 goals in 47 games and assisted 7 more. The captain of the Swiss national team missed only the duel with Southampton in the last Premier League season, otherwise he jumped into all the duels.

Only, the Gunners’ owners reached deep into their pockets this summer and took out 70 million euros for Havertz, and they will have to pull out an even higher sum for Rice, whose transfer from West Ham should also be officially announced soon. Meanwhile, there is speculation in the English media about other players who will definitely not come cheap.

Of course, this will also mean an exodus of several players, especially in the midfield. We’re talking, of course, about the quartet of thirty-somethings Thomas Partey, Jorginho, Mohamed Elneny and Granit Xhaka. It is the latter who, according to The Sun, already has one foot in Leverkusen.

This is certainly not a new thing for football fans, as the move has been talked about for a long time. However, given the Gunners’ run, it was probably definitely not in anyone’s interest for Xhaka to leave before the end of the season.

The Swiss footballer has been at the Emirates Stadium since the summer of 2016, when Arsenal paid €45 million for him. Now there is talk of a transfer fee of €25 million, which is still a great sum for the London outfit.

Thus, the two-time best player of the year in Switzerland will leave after winning two FA Cup titles and also the Super Cup. Previously, he still won two league titles and one Swiss Cup with Basel.

But Xhaka will most likely not be the last player to leave Arsenal. At least Nicolas Pepe, Rob Holding, Nuno Tavares and Cedric Soares are expected to be up for sale.

Moreover, the Swiss’s departure will also mean a significant payroll relief as Xhaka is the Gunners’ fifth highest paid player. However, Thomas Partey, who could also be affected by the transfer, will earn much better in London. Only Gabriel Jesus is already better off on the payroll.

Source: The Sun, Transfermarkt