Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen have been heavily linked with a move for the 30-year-old, whose contract is due to expire at the end of next season. Then manager Unai Emery subsequently stripped him of the captaincy and his time at the club looked to be over. “I think the club and a lot of people have done really good to dig in there to understand what happened emotionally and why those reactions were happening. We have some others who are absolutely a joy for those boys, the way they treat them. Me personally I have to get better at that but I think I have some good help around.”

Source: Express May 27, 2023 10:46 UTC