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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Simon Collings

Granit Xhaka: ‘I have a beautiful relationship with the Arsenal fans - I never thought it would be like this’

Granit Xhaka says he is the happiest he has been in football after turning his Arsenal career around and has backed the Gunners to achieve “something big” this season.

Xhaka has endured some turbulent times during his six years at Arsenal, most notably in 2019 when he was stripped of the captaincy and his relationship with fans appeared broken beyond repair after he rounded on supporters as he was booed from the pitch.

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