Arsenal’s only major transfer activity this summer has been the signing of midfielder Granit Xhaka from Borussia Monchengladbach.
The 23-year-old, who arrived at Emirates Stadium in a £35 million move, made his debut for the Gunners in the 2-1 win over MLS All-Stars on Thursday. The Switzerland international played only 45 minutes of the game, but his performance left many Arsenal fans salivating at the prospect of seeing him on a regular basis next season.
The Gunners have not really been busy in transfer market till now, but it looks like they have found a real gem in
Xhaka.
45 minutes
58 attempted passes
94.2 per cent pass completion rateWelcome to @Arsenal, Granit Xhaka#ArsenalUSA pic.twitter.com/Njp4eroWpW
— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) July 29, 2016
Granit Xhaka will be unreal. Proper, proper player.
— Josh Lloyd (@joshualloyd_) July 29, 2016
Just watched the game. Good win for #afc. Xhaka should be a great addition.
— Sam (@samuelJayC) July 29, 2016
Watching highlights from Arsenal’s friendly against MLS All-Stars. Granit Xhaka is silk.
— FK² (@fkhanage) July 29, 2016
Xhaka is such a good signing. Arsenal use the full backs more than most teams and he always finds them in space.
— TikaTakaWilsh (@TikaTakaWilsh) July 29, 2016
Wenger on Xhaka: “He did adjust very well. His passing was clean & technically he did well. I believe his first game was encouraging.” #afc
— afcstuff (@afcstuff) July 29, 2016
what little i saw yesterday i think xhaka could be the signingn of the season
— goonerclaude (@goonerclaude) July 29, 2016
Ozil is going to love Xhaka.
— Tom Gordon (@GoonerGordo) July 29, 2016
Xhaka might be the only player in our squad capable of reading Mesut’s vision. What an amazing talent we’ve just get.
— Spanish Gooner (@ElSpanishGooner) July 29, 2016
Bruh I watched the arsenal game last night and that lad xhaka has one hell of a left foot..
— aguda dammy (@dammie24) July 29, 2016
Granit Xhaka is the real deal.
— MiaSanÖzil (@jw19_p) July 29, 2016
Was well worth staying up till 3am last night just to watch that Xhaka masterclass.
— Pádraig 〽️ (@VintageOzil) July 29, 2016
Just caught up on the game. Xhaka exactly what we’d hoped. Holding absolutely superb as well. Massively impressed.
— Bill Dithers (@WengerBoy1) July 29, 2016
