Granit Xhaka
32-Year-Old
Sunderland
Premier
Returns to Premier League
Xhaka has signed a three-year contract with Sunderland, joining from Bayer Leverkusen, his new club announced. "We're delighted to welcome Granit and his family to Sunderland. His arrival is a significant endorsement of our ambition and our desire to build a team our supporters can be proud of in the Premier League. His accomplishments and quality need little introduction - he's a player of the highest calibre on and off the field, who we feel is the perfect match to the profile required in our team. We look forward to helping him settle on Wearside and are excited to see the impact he can make on the field and within our dressing room," said Kristjaan Speakman, Sunderland's sporting director.
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Xhaka returns to the Premier League after featuring in 225 games with Arsenal and serving as the captain of the club. This time, the Swiss midfielder will play for Sunderland under coach Regis Le Bris after a stint in Germany for two seasons, where he helped the team win their first-ever Bundesliga title and second DFB-Pokal in a record-shattering invincible season under coach Xabi Alonso. Xhaka has captained his country Switzerland and holds 137 caps for the Nati, earning him valuable experience to become the leader of the midfield in Sunderland heading into the 2025/26 Premier League campaign.
Xhaka returns to the Premier League after featuring in 225 games with Arsenal and serving as the captain of the club. This time, the Swiss midfielder will play for Sunderland under coach Regis Le Bris after a stint in Germany for two seasons, where he helped the team win their first-ever Bundesliga title and second DFB-Pokal in a record-shattering invincible season under coach Xabi Alonso. Xhaka has captained his country Switzerland and holds 137 caps for the Nati, earning him valuable experience to become the leader of the midfield in Sunderland heading into the 2025/26 Premier League campaign.
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Xhaka scored twice and added seven assists in 33 starts in the Bundesliga.
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Leader in chances created, tackles
Xhaka took an off target shot, created two chances and made two tackles (winning one) during Saturday's 2-0 win over Augsburg.
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Contributes defensively
Xhaka crossed once inaccurately, blocked two shots and made five clearances during Sunday's 1-1 draw with St. Pauli.
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Leader in multiple stats
Xhaka took an off target shot, created two chances and made two interceptions during Saturday's 1-0 win over Heidenheim.
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Scores on own net
Xhaka had an own goal while taking an off target shot, crossing once accurately and creating a chance during Sunday's 4-3 win over Stuttgart.
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AC Milan want him
AC Milan have shown interest in Xhaka, according to Kicker.
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Xhaka was a consistent piece of the starting XI for the second season in a row in Leverkusen, and the Bundesliga club might not be ready to let him leave. However, that could change considering the interest that might be generated for his services now that Xabi Alonso is no longer the manager of the Bundesliga club.
Xhaka was a consistent piece of the starting XI for the second season in a row in Leverkusen, and the Bundesliga club might not be ready to let him leave. However, that could change considering the interest that might be generated for his services now that Xabi Alonso is no longer the manager of the Bundesliga club.