The north Londoners signed Xhaka in a £33m deal from Bundesliga outfit Borussia Monchengladbach before also securing deals for Japanese forward Takuma Asano and Bolton Wanderers defender Rob Holding.
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With the start of the season gone from bad to worse, Arsene Wenger is facing some serious criticism for his poor performance in the transfer market and because of his team selection in the first two games. They finished that season in third place.
Manchester United will not let Phil Jones leave the club this summer after he was linked with a move to Arsenal, with Jose Mourinho determined not to do any transfer business with old rival Arsene Wenger.
In the corresponding fixture last season, Arsenal were 3-0 winners.
While Spurs enter into this clash with slightly better form, it’s impossible to tell which Pool side will turn up at White Hart Lane. But the argument continues to persist that it is not quite enough for a first-choice striker.
Despite making a costly error which led to a Leicester equaliser in the Community Shield, Fellaini has recovered superbly and looks like an entirely new player. Wenger has toyed with different solutions in those four years; his faith in his fellow Frenchman has wavered.
Arsenal had a more stable defense in their last game against Leicester than they did on day one. They’ve been showing steady improvement, though, and they have the ability to give Arsenal fits if they play well.
“I’m not sure if they will start (against Arsenal) or play later”, Mazzarri said. However, they couldn’t create chances against the Foxes, and that’s a worry.
“There are many, many clubs in England who have a big amount of money available and haven’t spent yet – you could say all of them”.
Having finally appeared to land one of his main summer targets, Wenger will hope the Germany global, who scored his first goal for his country in their 2-0 win over Ukraine at Euro 2016, will pass his medical which is believed to be scheduled for Friday afternoon.
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After failing to beat West Ham last season, the Citizens are looking good value to exact revenge over Slaven Bilic’s side – with a certain degree of style, no less.
