Arsenal and Switzerland midfielder Granit Xhaka has revealed that 80% of his earnings is sent back home to his parents.
The Switzerland international, who joined Arsenal last month from Borussia Monchengladbach, made history on Saturday when he started against Albania in his country’s Euro 2016 opener.
Coming up against his elder brother Taulant, the pair became the first brothers to start a European Championship match on opposing teams.
And it was Arsenal’s new signing who stole the show and helped his side to a 1-0 win, delivering a wonderful performance in the middle of the park for Vladimir Petkovic’s outfit.
While Arsenal fans were left raving over Xhaka’s Man of the Match performance on the field, his latest comments will almost certainly do his reputation no harm.
The 23-year-old has revealed how both he and his brother send 80% of the money they make back home to their family to try and give back.
“Because we owe our parents everything, we want to give them something back today,” Xhaka told RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland.
“And we give, each month our income from [football], of course we have a separate account, but 80 percent of our income we send home.
“We are young, we are naive with money, money can go fast again.
“If anyone thinks he is something better, just because he has more money in his account, then he can very quickly fall on his face. The family is our greatest luxury.”
The Xhaka family were present at the Bollaert-Delelis Stadium on Saturday afternoon, as the two brothers went head to head on the field.
Xhaka’s mother wore a hybrid Switzerland-Albania shirt and was seated alongside Granit’s fiancee Leonita Lekaj in the stands.
Switzerland’s win took them joint-top with hosts France in Group A and they now face Romania on Wednesday at the Parc des Princes.
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