Granit Xhaka couldn’t hide his smile after being asked about the reaction of Arsenal fans when he helped stop Harry Kane winning the Bundesliga.
Xhaka left the Gunners last summer to join Bayer Leverkusen, who are arguably the best team in Europe this season.
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Leverkusen are unbeaten in all competitions and have won the Bundesliga title with games still to play.
Kane also joined Bayern Munich in the summer and harbored hopes of winning his first ever career trophy.
That wait continues as Bayern missed out on the title for the first time in 12 seasons.
Xhaka was asked if he had received any messages from his former club Arsenal after winning the title and he replied: “There is always contact with Arsenal, the coaches and the players. Of course, I received a lot of messages and I am proud to be part of this team.
The midfielder was then asked specifically about messages from happy Arsenal fans regarding preventing Kane from winning his first trophy.
With a smile on his face when the question was asked, he replied: “It’s part of football. We know how good Harry Kane is, he is also doing very well at Bayern Munich.
“You get the message, but it has nothing to do with personalities. It’s great to have the chance to play against great players.
“We were the happiest team to win the league.”
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The 31-year-old was also asked about the Gunners’ chances of winning the Premier League title after their mistake against Aston Villa at the weekend.
He said: “A week ago Arsenal were favorites in the Premier League. Now it’s the opposite, it’s part of the game.
” They know that. I support them, I stayed there for seven years. It’s always good and always special, they will always be in my heart.
“Let’s see what happens today, we wish them all the best.”
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