Sunderland Agree £17m Xhaka Deal With Leverkusen

Sunderland are group to motion midfielder Granit Xhaka from Bayer Leverkusen for an first £13m pinch a imaginable £4m successful add-ons.

The 32-year-old is now expected to recreation to complete a aesculapian and motion a three-year statement astatine nan Stadium of Light.

Swiss world Xhaka will beryllium returning to nan Premier League having spent 7 years astatine Arsenal.

He made 297 appearances successful each competitions for nan Gunners, winning 2 FA Cup trophies and concisely acting arsenic nan club's skipper earlier he near for Leverkusen successful 2023.

A successful two-year spell successful Germany followed, wherever Xhaka helped Leverkusen to their first ever Bundesliga title successful 2024.

The woody will return Sunderland's summertime spending to a £114m this summer, albeit having recouped astir £37m done nan income of Jude Bellingham and Tommy Watson.

Only nan accepted large six clubs successful nan Premier League person spent much than nan Black Cats aft they gained promotion from nan Championship done a play-off last triumph against Sheffield United successful May.

Xhaka is group to beryllium nan club's eighth summertime signing, pursuing nan arrivals of Enzo Le Fee, Habib Diarra, Noah Sadiki, Reinildo Mandava, Chemsdine Talbi and Simon Adingra.