Xhaka arrives at Arsenal for first day of training

Xhaka arrives at Arsenal for first day of training

Summer signing Granit Xhaka today arrived at London Colney for his first official day as an Arsenal player following a break.

The Gunners landed the Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder for a fee in the region of £34million in May before he joined up with the Switzerland squad for Euro 2016.

Xhaka arrived at Emirates Stadium for a tour of the facilities after the Swiss were sent crashing out of the European Championships by Poland at the Round of 16 stage earlier this month.

“It’s amazing, I love it,” he said looking out at the Emirates pitch on his last visit.

And the 23-year-old was back in north London on Thursday as he joined his new team-mates and pulled on the club’s training gear to officially begin life as a Gunner.

Xhaka is not expected to feature in Friday’s pre-season friendly against RC Lens, though the Arsenal recruit will travel with the squad on next week’s tour of America.

Arsene Wenger’s side are due to face MLS All-Stars, Chivas de Guadalajara and Viking FK before returning to Europe to finish their pre-season schedule against Manchester City in Gothenberg.

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