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Arsene Wenger backs summer signing to prove his worth
GRANIT XHAKA is the "box-to-box" midfielder Arsenal need this season, claims manager Arsene Wenger.
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Xhaka has impressed at Arsenal since his arrival from Borussia Monchengladbach over the summer.
The 23-year-old cost the Gunners £35million and arrived just six months after another midfielder - £5m Mohamed Elneny - signed from Basel.
The duo's presence contributed to Jack Wilshere's departure on loan to Bournemouth this summer.
Arsenal were linked with France midfielder Moussa Sissoko this summer but Tottenham secured a deal for the 27-year-old, who was relegated with Newcastle at the end of last term.
Other midfielders supposedly on Wenger's radar during the transfer window were Barcelona's Arda Turan and Mario Lemina, who joined Juventus from Marseille.
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