Granit Xhaka opens up on emotional decision to leave Arsenal
Granit Xhaka has admitted he left Arsenal this summer in search of a new challenge. The Swiss midfielder had been with the Gunners for seven years before taking his talents to Bayer Leverkusen, enduring some incredible lows and some outstanding highs at the Emirates and ending up as one of Mikel Arteta's most i NFL uential players. Looking back on his time at Arsenal , Xhaka had nothing but positive memories and admitted he struggled to come to terms with his desire to leave . "I spent seven magnificent years at Arsenal , I didn't want to play against them," he told Marca . "It wasn't easy for me to leave or for the club to let me go. "I felt love and respect from Edu and Arteta, but I wanted to face a new challenge at Bayer Leverkusen." READ THE LATEST ARSENAL NEWS, TRANSFER RUMOURS & GOSSIP feed Xhaka went on to reveal Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso played a huge part in his decision to move to Germany and admitted he sees similarity between ...