Laurent Koscielny says Arsenal must be active in the transfer window this summer. When it was announced last month that Arsenal were letting Mikel Arteta leave the club, the news was offset by the purchase of Granit Xhaka from Borussia Monchengladbach. The signing of the 23-year-old Swiss international fills an important gap for Arsene Wenger. Not only does he add some physicality to the midfield, he brings a range of passing from deep positions they have lacked since Arteta's influence on the team waned over the last couple of seasons. In his time at Everton, the Spaniard was a more attack-minded player, but Wenger deployed him as an unconventional holding player, with an ability to link...
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