(Image: Arsenal FC via Getty Images)"I was happy when Arsenal signed him because I expected him to be a great player." However Xhaka is said to be angry that Arteta has praised him publicly, while contradicting that in private, report Blick. Arteta is already said to have held talks with the player prior to the Bournemouth clash, where he allegedly told Xhaka he's happy for him to leave the club. So we told [Arsenal's Head of Football] Raul Sanllehi and sports director Edu - as well as the new coach Mikel Arteta. Blick's report adds that negotiations between Xhaka and Hertha have already been agreed in principle, with a fee yet to be determined.

Source: Daily Mirror December 27, 2019 08:54 UTC