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Arsenal transfer shock: Bayern Munich eye raid for midfielder ace
OTTMAR HITZFELD claims Bayern Munich are keeping tabs on Arsenal ace Granit Xhaka.
Wenger: Xhaka needs to control his reactions on the field
The 24-year-old midfielder joined the Gunners for around £30million last summer.
But the Switzerland international has struggled to convince in English football so far.
Xhaka has also been sent off twice and picked up eight yellow cards.
Hitzfeld managed Xhaka with the Swiss national team between 2011 and 2014.
Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka
And he reckons Bundesliga giants Bayern are interested in Xhaka.
“Bayern Munich certainly has Xhaka on their radar,” Hitzfeld told Basler Zeitung.
“Xhaka is always a topic for current top clubs, and his development is still ongoing.”
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