{"id":1122271,"date":"2019-12-26T12:01:11","date_gmt":"2019-12-26T12:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1122271"},"modified":"2019-12-26T12:01:11","modified_gmt":"2019-12-26T12:01:11","slug":"arteta-xhaka-arsenal-future","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/arteta-xhaka-arsenal-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Arteta tells &#8220;terrific&#8221; Xhaka his future is at Arsenal \u2013 and hints at future captaincy change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Mikel Arteta has reassured Granit Xhaka that the midfielder is part of his <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-8balgzpmzea7v70jofj97aysnwunhuq1\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/arsenal_f-c\">Arsenal<\/span> plans amid transfer speculation surrounding the Switzerland international&#8217;s future.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After an on-pitch falling out with sections of the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-9kuhry4kqxjf5f0mcz1keuo5809qaddc\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/arsenal_f-c\">Arsenal<\/span> support, which led to him being stripped of the captaincy, Xhaka was reintegrated into the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-d46s4tpwegb39yz7zry2s2d22j7ixyb8\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/arsenal_f-c\">Arsenal<\/span> team before Arteta&#8217;s appointment at the Emirates Stadium.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Is Xhaka back in favour at Arsenal? Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Xhaka was involved in an angry confrontation with the fans during a home draw with Crystal Palace in October.<\/li>\n<li>He was subsequently stripped of the captaincy after appearing to swear at supporters and remove his shirt while being substituted.<\/li>\n<li>Despite speculation of a January exit, Xhaka has started four matches this month.<\/li>\n<li>That said, he continues to be linked with a move away in the winter window, with Hertha Berlin the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/football\/10616066\/arsenal-xhaka-hertha-berlin-transfer-lyon-tousart\/\">reported<\/a> suitor.<\/li>\n<li>But Arteta claims he has reassured Xhaka of his place in the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-lio4hxdx5x2nj5dtnc712kwsymbtsqj9\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/arsenal_f-c\">Arsenal<\/span> team ahead of the Spaniard&#8217;s first official game in charge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7462485\/embed\/v4?image_option=fullsq\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-rme4dscjpkae74cylg5k4ymow6x4e1jm\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/unai_emery\">Unai Emery<\/span>, who was sacked last month, and interim boss Freddie Ljungberg were both willing to give Xhaka another chance despite some fans being adamant that the midfielder should be sold for his previous outburst.<\/p>\n<p>And Arteta now looks set to hand Xhaka a key role in his <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-dz9yucm9fntavf54b77jab25nl4xgf1v\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/arsenal_f-c\">Arsenal<\/span> side after holding brief talks over the 27-year-old&#8217;s future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI told him how much I like him and what I expect from him,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2019\/dec\/25\/mikel-arteta-granit-xhaka-arsenal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arteta said<\/a>. \u201cHow important he is for the team. I am here to help him, I want him to feel that we are right behind him. Not just myself but the whole club.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1121737\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/arsenal-transfer-plans-january-window-arteta\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1121737\" class=\"wp-image-1121737 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/21180828\/arsenal-transfer-william-hill-graphic-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/21180828\/arsenal-transfer-william-hill-graphic-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/21180828\/arsenal-transfer-william-hill-graphic-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/21180828\/arsenal-transfer-william-hill-graphic-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/21180828\/arsenal-transfer-william-hill-graphic-66x37.png 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/21180828\/arsenal-transfer-william-hill-graphic-620x350.png 620w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/21180828\/arsenal-transfer-william-hill-graphic-940x530.png 940w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/21180828\/arsenal-transfer-william-hill-graphic-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/21180828\/arsenal-transfer-william-hill-graphic.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1121737\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/arsenal-transfer-plans-january-window-arteta\">Arsenal&#8217;s January transfer plans &#8211; what we know so far<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;If we can get the people in the right way as well, the fans with him, I think it will be helpful for the team, which is where it matters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Arteta also revealed Xhaka was among <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-1syj0icz3woi328fjsnhyos1djsfw292\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/manchester_city\">Manchester City&#8217;s<\/span> potential targets before the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-lqdyxzd5upiqg1t2q7te6zsaybjamo4p\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/premier_league_2\">Premier League<\/span> champions ultimately settled on signing Ilkay Gundogan in the summer of 2016.<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cWhen I was going from <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-czx26ll5xn54eizuwprl4ja5l9k4w9em\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/arsenal_f-c\">Arsenal<\/span> to City to start coaching and we were looking in that position, he was one of the players on my list.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is how much I liked him. I was happy when <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-7mdp58zvy5ycsew88g8uhnzo3wbx565r\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/arsenal_f-c\">Arsenal<\/span> signed him because I thought he was going to be a terrific player.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Know Your Squad: \u2018Xhaka?!\u2019 Arsenal fans quizzed w\/Sophie Rose\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bsij4XsIbDk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Arteta hints at Arsenal captaincy change<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Arteta went onto suggest the Arsenal captaincy, which was handed to <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-fu1t86nf5tjtxcs9r2d56t2g9wu9crdb\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/pierre-emerick_aubameyang\">Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang<\/span> after Xhaka was stripped of the armband, could change in the future.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Spaniard confirmed a change will not be made in the coming fixtures because of other priorities during the busy festive period.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want to change everything drastically in two days,\u201d Arteta said. \u201cI want to put my feelings slowly, I want to see what is going around, and in the right moment I will make the decisions for the benefit of the team and the club.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At the moment I don\u2019t think it is the right time, with the amount of games coming up and the amount of things that have to be done, to change too many things.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mikel Arteta has reassured Granit Xhaka that the midfielder is part of his Arsenal plans amid transfer speculation surrounding the Switzerland international&#8217;s future. 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