Granit Xhaka has singled out Arsenal teammate William Saliba for huge praise and described the young Frenchman as a "proper leader" following his fantastic start to life in North London.
Saliba's Gunners' career has been a turbulent one, especially when you factor in he has only made two competitive appearances for Arsenal despite joining three years ago in the summer of 2019. Three separate loan spells duly followed at Saint-Etienne, Nice and Marseille respectively.
It was at Marseille last term where Saliba reached new heights, winning the Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year award for his efforts. Off the back of last season, when the centre-back's stock was at its highest, Arsenal deemed it the perfect time to finally integrate him into the first-team fold.
