The Gunners are reportedly willing to use Granit Xhaka as part of an offer for Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Denis Zakaria, a player who’s also wanted by Manchester United.
The Swiss international relationship with Arsenal and fanbase has turned quite sour in recent times, something which comes after the player was stripped of his responsibilities as Gunners skipper.
And now, it seems like the Swiss international could be used by the Gunners as part of a deal to land one of the Bundesliga’s top midfielders in the form of Zakaria.
As per the Mirror, Arsenal FC are going to offer Xhaka to Monchengladbach in order to help them in their attempts to sign Zakaria, with Xhaka already set to leave the club in January either way.
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It seems like the Gunners are to use Xhaka as a way to beat Manchester United to Zakaria’s signature, as the Red Devils are also in the hunt for the 22-year-old as noted by the Mirror.
Zakaria has been doing very well since moving to Germany, he bagged a total of eight goals and five assists in 82 games for Borussia Monchengladbach, a decent return when you consider the Swiss international is used as a defensive midfielder more often than not.
Both Manchester United and Arsenal could do with another defensive midfielder to choose from in their squads to help them prevent conceding goals, something Zakaria would definitely do if he were to move to England in the near future.
According to Bild, Zakaria will cost around €50M (£42.7M), a decent price to pay for a player who’s still very young and has a large portion of his career ahead of him.
All that remains to be seen now is whether Arsenal or Manchester United end up winning the race for Zakaria’s signature in the near future.
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