Granit Xhaka

“London is really nice, and I'm really happy here, but, of course, I've moved here to play football and not just to be in the city.”

“I compliment Kramer perfectly. We both put in a lot of legwork, win many balls, and we're comfortable with the ball at our feet. We also talk a lot both off and on the pitch.”

“To have six years of professional football under my belt already is really something.”

“I am still young; I am still fresh, and I want more.”

“I know I've made mistakes, and sometimes I've talked about things too openly or directly. That wasn't good, and I've learned from that.”

“I'd no longer be the same player without my rigorousness, and certainly not the player Arsenal wanted.”

“It's difficult to say no when Manchester City want you and you could play there. That much I have to admit.”

“I never used to be taken seriously as a Swiss person.”

“I guess I'd say I'm quite an aggressive player. Fair but aggressive, someone who likes the tough stuff.”

“We are young; we are naive with money. Money can go fast. If anyone thinks he is something better just because he has more money in the account, then he can very quickly fall on your face.”

“The fans are amazing. I'm really happy here at Arsenal, and I'm going to do my best for this club.”

“Every Monday, we're asked to undertake jump tests to check the conditions of our muscles. There's nothing you can hide. Once a week, they do urine tests, and your body fat percentage is tested regularly. The doctors cover all bases.”

“Maybe if I was born in Kosovo, I might not be where I am now, so I need to thank Switzerland, of course, because I went to school there, learnt to play football there, and started my career there.”

“I am a very simple man. I love normality, and I love normal people. I love to eat normal food. It's how I grew up.”

“I will give everything to help Arsenal win trophies and make the fans happy.”

“When you want too much, you don't usually achieve much.”

“Ottmar is a big coach and a good gentleman. I don't know if I'm a young Schweinsteiger; I'm another player. I am Granit Xhaka.”

“You can see the players are world-class just by the way they pass the ball. Ozil, Sanchez, and Cazorla, for example, are huge personalities. Even though the club maybe spent more money on me, I can still learn a lot from them in any respect.”

“In Camden, it's just the atmosphere that gets me. It's simple. It's nice. It's real. And it's the people, too. I like to interact with them because they are normal and I am normal. People probably don't expect an Arsenal player to come to Camden Lock and, basically, be a normal guy.”

“I still want to improve in every way. I'm a young player. I want to work, and that's my aim: to improve in every single aspect of my play.”