2 hours ago Sunderland skipper Granit Xhaka is acceptable to enactment astatine the nine this summer, contempt involvement from Chelsea.
The Switzerland midfielder, whose declaration ends successful 2028, was attracted by the imaginable of reuniting with Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso, aft playing nether him astatine Bayer Leverkusen.
Chelsea saw an £8m bid for Xhaka rejected by Sunderland past week and the Blues had been expected to instrumentality with an improved offer.
However, sources astatine Sunderland person told BBC Sport that the 33-year-old is not for merchantability and, pursuing discussions, Xhaka has reaffirmed his committedness to the Black Cats.
Chelsea person not fixed up anticipation of landing Xhaka, with sources astatine the nine maintaining that the erstwhile Arsenal midfielder is keen connected a determination to Stamford Bridge.
It remains to beryllium seen, however, whether the Blues volition taxable a further bid for the player.
Xhaka helped Sunderland suffice for Europe for the archetypal clip successful 53 years past play pursuing his accomplishment from Bayer Leverkusen.
He made 34 Premier League appearances arsenic the Black Cats finished seventh to suffice for the Conference League.
The Switzerland skipper spent 7 years astatine Arsenal, making 297 appearances, earlier joining Leverkusen successful 2023 wherever helium helped the German nine triumph their archetypal Bundesliga rubric nether Alonso.
Xhaka is presently astatine the World Cup successful the US, Mexico and Canada with Switzerland, wherever helium has played each crippled successful his country's tally to the past 16.
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