Granit Xhaka completes move to Sunderland from Leverkusen
UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 30 – Granit Xhaka returns to the Premier League with Sunderland on a three-year contract for a £17 million fee, adding vital experience to the newly promoted club's midfield.
- On July 30, 2025, Sunderland AFC announced the signing of 32-year-old midfielder Granit Xhaka from Bayer Leverkusen on a three-year contract.
- The transfer followed prolonged negotiations where Sunderland met Leverkusen's £20 million valuation despite initial lower offers, reflecting the club's ambition.
- Granit Xhaka, who earned 137 caps for Switzerland and previously spent seven years at Arsenal, featured in 49 matches last season and played a key role in Bayer Leverkusen’s triumphs in the 2024 Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal.
- Fabrizio Romano announced on Twitter that Sunderland have finalized an agreement to sign Granit Xhaka, making him the club's seventh addition this summer.
- The signing signals Sunderland's clear intent to strengthen midfield leadership and experience as they prepare to compete in the Premier League following promotion.
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Swiss footballer Granit Xhaka is a new player for Sunderland, the English club reported today.
Granit Xhaka, an old Arsenal player, returned to England to represent Sunderland, which this year went up to the Premier League and paid a value of around 15 million euros per average.
The captain of the Swiss team leaves the Bayer Leverkusen for a three-year contract with the Black Cats. A decision not so surprising when we study it, and rather reassuring about the intact ambition of the favorite player of all his coachesAnnounced for several days, the transfer of Granit Xhaka (32 years) to the Sunderland AFC was formalized on Wednesday by the club of northeastern England. The former player of Arsenal (from 2016 to 2023) retu…
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Sunderland, returning to the English top flight, have announced the signing of 32-year-old Swiss international Granit Xhaka. Bayer Leverkusen, where he has played since 2003 and with whom he won both the German championship and the German Cup last year, will be paid 20 million euros in compensation.
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