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" I've had four beautiful years at Monchengladbach and owe the club a lot. "

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" I have a good relationship with the Albanian fans. But when you are called a traitor - that is such a harsh word. Most of the Albanian fans respect me. But 'traitor' is unacceptable considering the background of my family. "

" I like to play football. I'm an aggressive player and also a leader. "

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

" 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 know that there are coaches in the Bundesliga that have said in team meetings, 'Provoke Xhaka; he will eventually go ballistic.' I think that is sad. That, in my view, has nothing to do with football. "

" Actually, it's normal when you come to a new club and country: you need to get used to the language, the philosophy of the team, the squad, the coach. "

" I heard my new team-mates saying, 'We have got to hope that we don't go down.' I thought to myself, 'What kind of a mentality is that?' "

" 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. "

" People who know me know that I don't talk about the play-offs. It's not an issue for me at all. "

" The expectations are high, so we know: If we do not meet them, there is criticism. We have high expectations ourselves. We are not happy with fourth, third, or second, either. "

" 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. "

" The first few months in a new country are always really hard. "

" 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. "

" It's aggressive, and I like the way Arsenal play football. It's not like other countries, but it's very, very nice here. "

" It's true that my father was imprisoned for three and a half years, and it was because he stood up for what he believed in. It's not a taboo subject in our household. We talk about it. After all, I want to know what happened. "

" I can't stand people who are backward. I am honest, straightforward. I don't like to pretend. And I will not change either. "

" The Premier League is not my goal but a childhood dream. It is a dream that could be fulfilled. "

Childhood Dream

" You always need a certain amount of time to fully adjust; it was no different when I moved to the Bundesliga. "

" When I think about a mid-table club like Everton spending £150 million during the summer, I am lost for words. "

" You have to be completely there in every game, and as soon as you drop your level even one per cent, you concede goals. "

" My goal is to become a key player in one of the ten best clubs in the world and become a leader there. "

" I think, when a manager has been at a club for more than 20 years, he can only have a positive impact. "

" I think in football everything is possible. "

" I am in an outstanding city, an outstanding club. The only thing that Arsenal has been missing is a league title. "

" Lots of people talk about the character of our team, that it's not right and that we need to do more. But we always show that we can come back. "

" I remember I was young, and the first game I watched was in the Premier League. It's a big dream for me, and now that I'm here, I am very, very happy. "

" 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. "

" Arsenal were really interested in me for a long time, and I think that I fit into the football Arsenal play. "

" My dad played football, too, in the former Yugoslavia. "