Arsenal Reject First Roma Offer For Granit Xhaka

Arsenal are holding out for €20m from AS Roma for Granit Xhaka.

The player has indicated that he wants to leave and Jose Mourinho is a big admirer.

As per reports, Arsenal want their valuation met for a player who still has two years left on his contract. Roma unfortunately, are lowballing at €10m-€15m plus bonuses.

Goal.com reporter Charles Watts said, “Price is certainly going to be an issue at the moment because Roma want to pay under £15m, or around the £15m mark, according to sources over in Italy. But I can’t imagine that is going to be enough to tempt Arsenal into doing business.

“Now, I don’t know what price tag Arsenal have set on Xhaka, if they even have set a price tag on Xhaka, but £15m, to me, does not sound enough for a player who’s Switzerland’s international captain, he’s in his prime.

“If you’re going to shake things up, if you’re going to turn things around at Arsenal, if you’re going to try and bring the club back up to competing towards the top, then you have to change your team, and you’ve got to say Granit Xhaka has been part of this team that has completely failed to achieve at times.”

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