"That has denied him the chance of what he said would be a "very emotional" return to his "second home after Sunderland"."
"And Xhaka said he had "a lot of respect" for Gunners manager Mikel Arteta."
""He was the guy who kept me in the football club," he said. "Everyone knows it and I will never forget what he did for me.""
Granit Xhaka has played a starring role for Sunderland as the club exceeded expectations on its return to the Premier League after an eight-year absence. Xhaka returned to England's top division after seven years at Arsenal from 2016–2023, where he won two FA Cups, reached a Europa League final, endured an up-and-down spell including a major fallout with supporters and being stripped of the captaincy. After Arsenal, Xhaka helped Bayer Leverkusen win the double. He began his career at Basel and also played for Borussia Mönchengladbach. Injury prevents him from playing at the Emirates, denying an emotional return he viewed as a second home, and he retains respect for Mikel Arteta.
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