Although coach Erik Ten Hag once confirmed that he would not sell Granite Xhaka, Bayer Leverkusen's sports director has just confirmed: The Swiss midfielder can completely return to the Premier League this summer.
Granit Xhaka is about to re -export the Premier League
Granite Xhaka is one of the hottest names on the transfer market. AC Milan, Inter and a club in Saudi Arabia are Neom who used to say the signature of the former Arsenal star. However, Bayer Leverkusen initially did not want to break up with this important pillar, especially after letting Jeremie Frimpong and Florian Wirtz in turn to Liverpool, and Jonathan Tah joined Bayern Munich.
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However, everything is gradually changing. According to Bild, Sunderland suddenly jumped in and reached an agreement to recruit Xhaka. The 31 -year -old is expected to enjoy a salary of up to 10 million euros per year, 3 million higher than the current income in Leverkusen. And the most important thing: Leverkusen changed his mind, accepting to sell Xhaka for a fee of about 20 million euros.
Previously, Xhaka once rejected many attractive offers despite meeting the desired salary, just because the partners were not ready to spend the money that Leverkusen requested. Now, with the signal of opening from the German team, the deal can be completed in the next few days.
Simon Rolfes sports director also confirmed: “This week will have an official decision. Xhaka knows the conditions for the deal. If nothing changes, he will stay.”
If Xhaka is gone, Erik Ten HAG will have to recalculate the entire personnel plan. The Swiss midfielder is a key factor in the middle line and acts as a leader both in and on the pitch. Finding a replacement in the context of urgent time and the transfer market is scarcity is definitely a headache problem with Leverkusen.