.jbsoutar thinks the time is right for Granit Xhaka to leave Arsenal.
Former Arsenal villain Granit Xhaka leaves the club a hero thanks to Mikel Arteta.
Nobody could have predicted it after what happened against Crystal Palace in October 2019, two months before Mikel Arteta’s first match in charge. Unai Emery brought Xhaka off with half an hour to play and the Swiss midfielder trudged his way off the pitch, which the Emirates faithful took exception to with the score level.
. Many Gunners fans were happy to see Xhaka leave and he was ready to do so, which he has admitted on several occasions since. Arteta clearly had a vision for someone who, like himself, captained Arsenal in the past. Arteta could not get Xhaka in his best role until late 2021, and at this point, he was still far from being a fan favourite, especially after his red card against Manchester City in August of the same year. He was getting there, slowly but surely, and to even be tolerated by Arsenal supporters at this stage was an achievement in itself.
This is despite by far his best season in an Arsenal shirt. Since Xhaka arrived in 2016, the Gunners have only finished in the top four once, and that was 22/23, so it wasn’t just Xhaka’s best season at the Emirates, but the club’s best season with Xhaka. Moved up into a box-to-box midfield role ahead of Partey, the 30-year-old’s game went to another level, scoring seven goals and notching as many assists in 37 Premier League appearances.
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