- Leverkusen ready to offload Xhaka
- Ex-Arsenal man has an offer from Milan
- Coach Erik ten Hag wants to keep him
Getty Images SportBayer Leverkusen ready to let Granit Xhaka leave amid pressure from midfielder and AC Milan offer
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Getty/GOALTHE BIGGER PICTURE
Di Marzio reports that Leverkusen will allow the departure of Xhaka if any team would be willing to match their asking price of €8-10 million. Although the midfielder played a crucial role in the German side's sensational Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal triumphs in the 2023-24 season, Leverkusen will have a comparatively much weaker team under coach Erik ten Hag next season. Indeed, Die Werkself have already lost Jonathan Tah to Bayern Munich and the Florian Wirtz-Jeremie Frimpong duo to Liverpool, which has forced Xhaka to seek a new project.
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Getty ImagesWHAT NEXT FOR GRANIT XHAKA?
Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri has made Xhaka his top priority ahead of the 2025-26 season. Reports earlier this week mentioned that Leverkusen would not make the 32-year-old's departure easy, but it seems like the Bundesliga giants will now allow him to leave, should Milan be ready to pay €10m. Sporting director Tare is also expected to fly to Germany and hold talks with the midfielder's entourage in the coming days.
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