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“We will do good things in the summer,” said Bayer Leverkusen’s sporting director Simon Rolfes with a view to the upcoming transfer phase. The signings of full-backs Arthur (20) and Alejandro Grimaldo (27) were a first foretaste and now the “Werkself” seems to be making a breakthrough with Granit Xhaka (30). After Information provided by reporter Fabrizio Romano Leverkusen is in advanced talks about a transfer and an agreement with the Swiss is approaching. A contract is in the room until 2028.
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Accordingly, it is clear that Xhaka will leave Arsenal FC after seven years, although his contract is still valid until 2024 (plus an option for another year). The “Times” said that part of the transfer budget for the coming season should be generated by selling their own players and that ten candidates are up for grabs – including Xhaka. According to Romano, a fee of 15 million euros is being negotiated, the same amount that the “kicker” recently brought into play. As a look at the TM database shows, in the history of the Bundesliga only two players over 30 have paid higher fees: in 2019 when Mats Hummels (34) switched from FC Bayern to BVB and last summer when Munich’s Sadio Mané (31) brought from Liverpool.
Xhaka’s market value is estimated at 28 million euros, which would make him one of the most valuable players in the current Bayer squad. In this, coach Xabi Alonso can fall back on seven players who are intended for central or defensive midfield, including the three talents Noah Mbamba (18), Ayman Azhil (22) and Joshua Eze (20). It is unclear what will happen to Kerem Demirbay (29) and Nadiem Amiri (26), whose contracts end in 2024. While Bayer is talking to Amiri about an extension, Demirbay is being traded as a possible candidate for sale. The record purchase, which came from TSG Hoffenheim for 32 million in 2019, is currently alternating between the starting eleven and the bank.
However, Rolfes did not want to comment on the rumors about Xhaka. He emphasized that he does not comment on individual players. “We’re looking at the market to see what opportunities there are to improve our team,” he said simply.
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