Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has broken his silence surrounding reports claiming that Bundesliga outfit Bayer Leverkusen are circling a potential move for Granit Xhaka. The midfielder has impressed in a season that has brought new life to his career at the Emirates Stadium.
In a change in direction with his system, Arteta has played the Switzerland international in a far more advanced position this campaign. Xhaka will often occupy the left of a 4-3-3, pushing forward to create five attackers across the opposition defence and wreaking chaos.
It's seen him return his best attacking numbers of his career, becoming yet another player who is a stalwart in the side. "Sometimes, you have to take players out of their comfort zone and open a different door to explore how the team will react to it, and what the opposition will do," Arteta explained when he first decided to make the tactical tweak.
