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- Granit Xhaka completes move to Sunderland from Leverkusen</p>
<p>JAMES ROBSONJuly 30, 2025 at 5:10 AM</p>
<p>FILE - Leverkusen's Granit Xhaka gestures during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and Sparta Prague at the BayArena in Leverkusen, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File) ()</p>
<p>Granit Xhaka returned to the Premier League on Wednesday with a move to newly-promoted Sunderland.</p>
<p>The former Arsenal captain joined from Bayer Leverkusen and signed a three-year contract at the Stadium of Light.</p>
<p>The 32-year-old Xhaka spent seven years at Arsenal, where he won two FA Cups before moving to Germany and helping Leverkusen lift the Bundesliga title in 2024 as part of a league and cup double.</p>
<p>At Sunderland, his primary task will likely be to help the club avoid relegation.</p>
<p>"We are back to where this club needs to be, and we want to stay here to write our own history. I feel that I'm ready to help the team with my experience but with quality as well," Xhaka said.</p>
<p>Xhaka is captain of Switzerland and has won 137 caps for his country.</p>
<p>Sunderland sporting director Kristjaan Speakman said the signing of Xhaka was a "significant endorsement of our ambition and our desire to build a team our supporters can be proud of in the Premier League."</p>
<p>"His accomplishments and quality need little introduction – he's a player of the highest calibre on and off the field," Speakman said.</p>
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