Mikel Arteta is looking for a rebuild while selling fan favourites. Arsenal will look to move on Xhaka inorder to bolster their midfield. Caicedo and Rice are waiting to replace Xhaka’s shoes. These 2 are those type of signings that will take Arsenal to a different level.
Players Mikel Arteta will look to buy and move out during the summer for rebuild
According to a transfer summary by Football Fancast, multiple indicators are pointing towards Arsenal signing Simakan from RB Leipzig this summer. This one will shock the fans more than Tavares, but Arsenal are also considering life without Xhaka. According to talkSPORT, Arsenal will listen to offers for Granit Xhaka this summer to fund moves for Declan Rice and/or Moises Caicedo. If Arsenal need to progress they need to move on players like Granit Xhaka inorder to facilitate better players.
Xhaka may not have been wearing the captain’s armband throughout the campaign but is still an important leader on and off the pitch. Plettenberg took to Twitter and said:
“News Xhaka: Leverkusen is still pushing to sign him! It’s looking very good.
“Alonso wants him as a top leader. Understand that Xhaka wants to take on another challenge this summer. But he’s totally focused on Arsenal now.“
“Price valuation of around €15m [£13m]. No negotiations between the clubs yet.”
A return to Germany would make sense, and the project at Bayer Leverkusen is one of the most exciting in the Bundesliga. He’s enjoyed a turbulent relationship with the fans over his seven-year stay at the club. If Granit Xhaka did leave Arsenal this summer, he would be departing with his reputation at its highest peak since joining the club. Declan Rice is the Gunners’ number-one target and would ideally suit his box-to-box role. Moises Caicedo and Rice hope that they could fill the void of Xhaka.
