Arsenal have agreed a deal to sign Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Granit Xhaka, the Barclays Premier League club have announced.
The 23-year-old captained the German side to fourth place in the Bundesliga last season and has 41 caps for Switzerland.
An Arsenal statement read: “Arsenal have reached an agreement with Granit Xhaka to join the club on a long-term contract for an undisclosed fee.”
Xhaka has experience playing in the Champions League for Gladbach and said he is now looking forward to joining “one of the biggest clubs in the world”.
“Now it’s official,” Xhaka wrote on Instagram. “From next season on I will play for @Arsenal. I want to thank everyone at @borussia.
“Together we brought the club back to where it belongs, to the Champions League. I will always look back with pleasure to that time. But from now on I’m totally focused on playing at one of the biggest clubs in the world.
“It’s a big honour for me to wear the Arsenal jersey, as well as it has been an honour to play for Gladbach in the last four years. I hope we see each other again in the Champions League!”
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