With the Granit Xhaka situation still at a standstill, there hasn’t been a lot to report on of late.
Both Arsenal and AS Roma are still a few million apart in their valuation of the player, who is currently on holiday after Switzerland were knocked out of the Euros by Spain on penalties.
The midfielder didn’t take part in that game due to a yellow card suspension, but he was one of his nation’s best players, which didn’t go unnoticed.
Corriere dello Sport explain Roma are continuing to ‘try and reduce the gap’ with the Gunners for their players in order to ‘avoid the insertion of other clubs’.
Xhaka, down his end, has given his word to Roma, and while he is on holiday, ‘he would be ready to turn up in advance to Trigoria to put himself at the disposition’ of José Mourinho.
That’s how desperate he is to leave Arsenal, where it appears he feels he has done everything he can in an environment that wasn’t always the friendliest to him.
Still, he was an important player in Mikel Arteta’s plans last season, which is why the Gunners are reluctant to lower their demands, especially after his performances at the Euros.
