{"id":1123408,"date":"2020-01-02T18:33:29","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T18:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1123408"},"modified":"2020-01-02T19:19:01","modified_gmt":"2020-01-02T19:19:01","slug":"arsenal-transfer-news-arteta-strong-message-xhaka-agreement","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/arsenal-transfer-news-arteta-strong-message-xhaka-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal transfer news: Mikel Arteta sends strong message amid talk of Granit Xhaka agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mikel Arteta says he has asked Arsenal’s owners to reject any offers that come in for Granit Xhaka this month as the midfielder is an important part of the team.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Xhaka has been heavily linked with a move to Bundesliga club Hertha Berlin, but Arteta has no intention of letting the Switzerland international leave the Emirates.<\/p>\n

Granit Xhaka to leave Arsenal this month? Five things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Xhaka was stripped of the club captaincy following an angry confrontation with a section of the Arsenal support earlier this season, which led to talk of a January exit.<\/li>\n
  • Clubs linked with Xhaka*:<\/a> Hertha Berlin (1\/4), AC Milan (12\/1), Borussia Monchengladbach (16\/1), Atletico Madrid (18\/1), West Ham (18\/1).<\/li>\n
  • Xhaka said he “reached boiling point” during the aforementioned incident and last week, his agent admitted the midfielder wants to leave north London for Hertha Berlin.<\/li>\n
  • Arteta handed Xhaka a start against Manchester United on Wednesday and he impressed; only Mesut Ozil (10) and Lucas Torreira (9) made more ball recoveries than Xhaka (8) on the night.<\/li>\n
  • The Arsenal manager has now backed Xhaka to stay put, urging the club to resist any offers for the 27-year-old.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    *Odds by William Hill: Granit Xhaka – To Sign For Before 1st February 2020.<\/em><\/a> (18+ only; GambleAware.org)<\/p>\n