Well that was rather quick. Mere weeks after Granit Xhaka seemingly ended his Arsenal career by ripping off his shirt and antagonising the Emirates faithful, the midfielder could be set to make a dramatic return to the first-team fold.
Reports in recent weeks have gone into overdrive about the Switzerland international potentially leaving the club in the near future, with a move back to his former side Borussia Monchengladbach even being mooted.
But speaking in his pre-match press conference ahead of the Gunners’ huge Premier League clash against Southampton on Saturday afternoon, Unai Emery revealed that he is considering handing Xhaka a return to action.
He said: “We will decide on Friday. He is coming back better in his mind, his mindset is better to help us and to be closer to playing when we need him.”
After hearing the Spaniard’s comments on their former club captain, Arsenal fans flooded to Twitter to voice their thoughts on the situation.
Many supporters of the north London side perhaps rather surprisingly urged for Emery to bring the 6 foot 1 man straight back into the starting line-up, with one fan even insisting that the side plays better when he is in the team.
Check out some of the reaction of Arsenal fans below:
