The midfielder joined the Gunners from Borussia Monchengladbach this summer.
Arsenal’s Granit Xhaka warms up before a game
Quoted by the Daily Star, Arsenal legend Ian Wright has claimed that Granit Xhaka will be a top, top player for the club.
The midfielder joined the Gunners in a big money move this summer as they paid over £30 million to Borussia Monchengladbach.
There is a sense of excitement about his signing, with many hoping he can add the steel that has been long missing from the Arsenal midfield.
He has made a strong start to life at the Emirates, with last weekend seeing him put in a star performance in the win over Watford.
Arsenal’s Granit Xhaka
And Wright believes that he will go on to become a superb player for Arsene Wenger’s side.
“When he’s playing with those other midfielders he is going to be biting in. That’s what I – and Arsenal fans – want to see,” the Daily Star quotes him as saying.
“He controls games against the Watford’s but against those [big] games, I can see him biting in. Fingers crossed that he does that. He’s going to be a top, top signing for us.”
Arsenal’s Granit Xhaka
It will be interesting to see who Arsene Wenger will partner Granit Xhaka alongside in the Arsenal midfield this season.
Given the money they have paid for the Switzerland star he is likely to be a regular, but the Frenchman has numerous options to fill that other central midfield spot.
Santi Cazorla looks most likely to be his preferred choice, but the likes of Mohamed Elneny and Francis Coquelin are also strong competitors. In any case, it is a dilemma that Wenger will be glad to have.
Leicester City’s Nampalys Mendy in action with Arsenal’s Granit Xhaka
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