Granit Xhaka sits down with Kelly Somers to discuss growing up in Basel, his arrival at – and departure from – Arsenal, winning the Bundesliga with Bayer Leverkusen and finding himself back in the Premier League with Sunderland.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:00 When Granit realised he was good at football
02:32 The one game he’d re-play
04:50 Reflections on Arsenal
06:05 Why he came back to the Premier League
08:00 Choosing Sunderland above other offers
09:10 Personality differences on and off the pitch
12:32 Parents, prison and pride
15:00 The loneliness of being a footballer
17:30 Hobbies
18:40 Arteta’s influence
19:55 One surprising thing about Granit Xhaka
21:40 Outro
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Granit Xhaka discusses Arsenal, Arteta and why he chose Sunderland
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