Mikel Arteta believes Ilkay Gundogan is the ideal replacement for Granit Xhaka MCFC AFC
, the Gunners are plotting an ambitious triple swoop for Ilkay Gundogan, Declan Rice and Mason Mount.to the Premier League title this season but his contract expires at the end of the campaign.It remains to be seen whether the German will stay at the Etihad but Arteta is personally driving the club’s push to sign him on a free transfer.And he has found success with Oleksandr Zinchenko and Gabriel Jesus, two players that arrived from City.
Arteta believes the City captain is the ideal replacement for Xhaka, whose experience and leadership skills are not easy to find a substitute for. But Gundogan has spent seven years at the Etihad now and has won five Premier League titles while Arsenal’s squad is already the youngest in the division, and the 32-year-old could provide the youngsters with some guidance.
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