Arsenal Finally Agrees Fee For £34m Long Term Target

In the media lately are anything to go by will be signing Granit Xhaka this summer.

Wenger has met with the player’s father and there is an agreement reached in principle between both parties and a fee of £34m will exchange hands between Arsenal and Borussia Monchengladbach for the player.

The high rated Swiss has in the last two transfer windows ( the last summer one and the one in January ) been linked with a move to Arsenal although nothing happened last summer, it is expected a deal will be done this summer. Normally, at this period of in time, taking rumours with a pinch of salt is often advised but with Sky sports and BBC getting involved, it may well be time to take these rumours serious.

But should Xhaka sign for Arsenal, where will he play? With Santi Cazorla now 32 years old and Arteta, Flamini and Rosicky leaving this summer, by signing Xhaka, Wenger would have a ready made replacement for the aforementioned Arsenal oldies. Blessed with long range passes and Fabregas-esque through balls and able to attack from the deep ( something Arsenal have lacked ever since the injury to Cazorla ), signing Xhaka will bring a breath of much needed fresh air to Arsenal’s midfield.

Although not predominantly a defensive midfielder, his tackling and defensive work-rate is almost at par with that of Francis Coquelin which means he can be used as a DM. However, it must be said that just like Arteta, he is very slow and struggles to track back atimes and that could be an issue in the Premier league. However, Wenger must have seen this and know how he will address it should Arsenal manage to win the race for this signature.