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‘Phenomenal’: Nuno Tavares in awe of Arsenal midfielder who could leave

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Arsenal left-back Nuno Tavares has raved about his Gunners teammate Granit Xhaka on Instagram following the match against Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea.

Tavares, who could reportedly leave Arsenal in the summer transfer window, has described Xhaka as “phenomenal”.

The Portuguese defender made the comment on Instagram in response to Arsenal midfielder Xhaka’s post following the match against Chelsea.

Mikel Arteta’s side beat Chelsea 4-0 in a pre-season friendly match in the USA.

And the £100,000-a-week (Spotrac) midfielder has sent a message on Instagram looking ahead to the new season.

Tavares has described Xhaka as “phenomenal”, as you can see below.

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Nuno Tavares on Arsenal teammate Granit Xhaka

Nuno Tavares praises Arsenal teammate Granit Xhaka
Nuno Tavares praises Arsenal teammate Granit Xhaka

Uncertain future

In our view, Granit Xhaka is a very important player for Arsenal and will play a big role for the Gunners next season.

If he stays.

There is speculation that the 29-year-old Switzerland international midfielder could leave Arsenal this summer.

AS Roma are interested in signing Xhaka in the summer transfer window, who could leave Arsenal if they sign Youri Tielemans from Leicester City, according to Corriere Dello Sport in June.

Xhaka’s latest post on Instagram suggests that he wants to stay at Arsenal, but you never know what could happen when the transfer window is open.