Gunners to confirm first transfer agreement of summer

Firm reports are indicating that Arsenal have made an unofficial agreement to sign Borussia Mönchengladbach star Granit Xhaka.

The 23-year-old, often deployed as a box-to-box or holding midfielder, has been touted as a transfer target for the Gunners who are set to say goodbye to a host of midfielders including Mikel Arteta, Mathieu Flamini and Tomas Rosicky this summer.

According to German news outlets Bild and Sky Deutschland, representatives from Arsenal have met with Xhaka and his agent to come to a verbal agreement over personal terms and a five-year deal for the player.

 

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The report claims that Arsenal are willing to pay €43m for the Switzerland international to meet the asking price of Mönchengladbach who have already signed Tobias Strobl from Hoffenheim as a replacement for the midfielder.

Xhaka, who is currently captain of the Bundesliga club, recently admitted that it was his wish to play in the Premier League.

“Everybody has a childhood dream and that’s my childhood dream [to move to England]. If my dream comes true, it remains to be seen.” he said

CREDIT TO:http://www.redlondon.net/2016/04/gunners-to-confirm-first-transfer-agreement-of-summer/