Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has said that Granit Xhaka wants to return to action earlier than expected, as quoted in The London Evening Standard.
What’s the story?
Xhaka suffered a knee injury against Tottenham Hotspur in the North London derby in September and was ruled out for three months.
The Arsenal midfielder does not need surgery and is already working hard to return to action.
Just look at what he has been posting on Instagram.
What Mikel Arteta says
Arsenal manager Arteta has said that Xhaka – who cost the Gunners £30 million when they signed him from Borussia Monchengladbach in the summer of 2016, according to Sky Sports – is working hard and wants to be back before three months.
Arteta told The London Evening Standard when asked if Xhaka could be back quicker than the three months originally expected: “With Granit I don’t know.
“What I am sure is if you tell him three [months], he will be thinking two. He will be trying to cut edges and doing extra work to try to minimise that time, that’s for sure.
“We have to do it in the right way because it is a significant injury and we want to have him back properly when he can.”
Encouraging for Arsenal fans
Xhaka clearly seems to be eager to return to action for Arsenal.
That shows the level of commitment from the 29-year-old Switzerland international.
The midfielder is one of the main players in the Arsenal team when he is fit and available.
Xhaka is also a leader in the Arsenal dressing room.
Arsenal would be a better and more solid team in the middle of the park when Xhaka returns.
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