Arsenal close in on deal for reported Liverpool target
Arsenal are closing in on a deal for Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Granit Xhaka.
That is according to German newspaper Bild, who claim the Gunners are 'likely' to secure the services of the 23-year-old this summer for £35million.
Xhaka has also been linked with a move to Liverpool, whose manager Jurgen Klopp is said to be a big admirer of the Switzerland international, as well as Manchester City.
But the midfielder is expected to choose the Gunners and Bild believe it will be the most high-profile - and expensive - deal coming out of the Bundesliga in the upcoming window.
The former Basel man, who joined Gladbach for £6.5m in 2012, has made no secret of his desire to one day play in the Premier League.
"Everybody has a childhood dream, and for me it is England," he told Sport1.de.
"That doesn't mean that I have to go there - I'm extremely happy here and everything suits me down to the ground.
"But you do have to take a look around and talk with the club. Gladbach have given me everything I wanted and this has become a second home for me."
Source: Daily Express
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