Hertha want Xhaka

Hertha Berlin are interested in signing Granit Xhaka from Arsenal in January, according to Sky in Germany.

The 27-year-old arrived to the Emirates in the summer of 2016 from Borussia Monchenglandbach, where he had previously spent four years and made 108 Bundesliga appearances. No doubt it is that experience, along with the fact that things aren’t going too well for him in North London at the moment, that make him an attractive prospect for Hertha.

Xhaka has been a subject of much controversy at the Emirates this season. He was named captain following the departure of Laurent Koscielny to Bordeaux (another highly controversial moment), but the armband was taken from the Swiss international in the aftermath of the incident which happened in the game against Crystal Palace back in October. Xhaka directed some rude words and gestures to the Arsenal faithful in the stands for booing and whistling as he walked off the pitch to be replaced, for which he later offered what seemed like a half-hearted apology.

His future with the club has been doubtful ever since, and it seems Hertha are willing to offer him a way out, as long as Arsenal are willing to accept a financially sensible deal.