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Granit Xhaka to Sunderland: Black Cats full £17.3m switch deal for Bayer Leverkusen midfielder
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Granit Xhaka to Sunderland: Black Cats full £17.3m switch deal for Bayer Leverkusen midfielder

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By Tycoon Herald 6 Min Read Published July 30, 2025
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Sunderland have accomplished the signing of former Arsenal captain Granit Xhaka from Bayer Leverkusen.

Sky Sports activities Information understands the payment is within the area of £17.3m, costing Sunderland an preliminary £13m with as much as £4.3m in add-ons.

Sunderland agreed private phrases with the previous Arsenal man final week and the 32-year-old has signed a three-year deal so as to add very important expertise to the Black Cats’ midfield.

“I’m very proud to be here,” Xhaka instructed Sunderland’s official web site. “When I spoke to the club, I was excited and I felt the energy, and the mentality that all the people and players have.

“It is precisely what I needed, and I’ve an excellent feeling. We’re again to the place this membership must be, and we need to keep right here to jot down our personal historical past.

“I feel that I’m ready to help the team with my experience but with quality as well. We need to find ourselves on the pitch, but I don’t think this will be a big problem. It’s been a long time to wait, but I’m here now and I’m looking forward to it.”

The Premier League newcomers upped their whole provide by £7m to get the deal carried out and was pictured alongside Sunderland proprietor Kyril Louis Dreyfus as he received off the airplane within the North East to finish the transfer.

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Watch unique photographs of Granit Xhaka arriving in Sunderland forward of his preliminary £13m transfer to the Black Cats

Xhaka made 33 Bundesliga appearances final season, scoring twice and organising seven objectives. Earlier than becoming a member of Leverkusen he performed 297 instances for Arsenal, scoring 23 instances and making 26 assists.

Sunderland have now spent £114m to date this summer season on seven new signings.

Merson: Xhaka provides Sunderland the slightest probability of survival

Sky Sports activities’ Paul Merson:

“What a signing for Sunderland Xhaka is. What a signing.

“I am not going to say they’ll keep up however it’s nonetheless going to be a serious wrestle. But it surely provides them the slightest probability.

“I’m so surprised – and no disrespect to Sunderland – that no-one has come in for him because he’s a top midfield player.

“I do know he is a number of years older than what he was at Arsenal however he was a high participant and he’ll give them that have. He’ll give them the slightest probability of staying up.”

Evaluation: Xhaka’s metronome expertise essential for Black Cats

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Sky Sports activities Information’ North East reporter Keith Downie discusses Granit Xhaka’s potential transfer to Sunderland, because the Black Cats agree a payment for the Bayer Leverkusen midfielder

Sky Sports activities’ Sam Blitz:

For the promoted golf equipment, bringing in Premier League high quality might be essential to their survival. Sunderland signing Brighton winger Simon Adingra is a begin, however Granit Xhaka is a stratospheric signing.

The Switzerland worldwide had a combined profession at Arsenal however one key theme stood out: managers stored selecting him.

Arsene Wenger and Mikel Arteta stored him as a key member of the group regardless of his numerous pink playing cards, with the present Arsenal supervisor even bringing him again from the chilly after a serious falling out with the membership’s supporters, which led to his captaincy being taken away by Unai Emery.

The principle cause why is – regardless of the controversy Xhaka can convey – he’s the metronome in each group he performs for.

His stability was very important to Bayer Leverkusen profitable the league and cup double in his first season, whereas even final time period – a extra disappointing marketing campaign compared – noticed Xhaka present his value.

Granit Xhaka's key numbers last season
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Granit Xhaka’s key numbers final season

Solely Joshua Kimmich managed extra passes in open play and final-third balls than Xhaka final time period, whereas his move accuracy of 90 per cent confirmed his reliability in possession.

In fact, Xhaka enjoying for a relegation-threatened Sunderland facet will distinction very in a different way to the possession-heavy spells at Arsenal and Leverkusen.

However he was Arsenal captain and a part of Leverkusen’s management group. It is a signing that can give the Black Cats an enormous survival increase.

In

Simon Adingra – Brighton, £20.5m

Habib Diarra – Strasbourg, £30m

Enzo Le Price – Roma, £20m

Granit Xhaka – Bayer Leverkusen, £17m

Noah Sadiki – Union Saint-Gilloise, £17.5m

Reinildo Mandava – Atletico Madrid, free

Chemsdine Talbi – Membership Brugge, £19m

Out

Tommy Watson – Brighton, £10m

Jobe Bellingham – Borussia Dortmund, £32m

Nathan Bishop – AFC Wimbledon, undisclosed

Adil Aouchiche – Aberdeen, mortgage

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