The midfielder already wears the armband for the Switzerland national team and was chosen ahead of four other Gunners players
Arsenal manager Unai Emery has confirmed that Granit Xhaka will captain the side on a permanent basis after he was voted ahead of four other team-mates in the leadership group to take charge.
The midfielder, who already captained the Switzerland national team, was chosen ahead of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Hector Bellerin, Alexandre Lacazette and Mesut Ozil to wear the armband.
“Xhaka is mature [and] he has experience,” Emery stated when addressing his new skipper’s position. “In the dressing room, the players voted him first for the leadership.”
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our last captains have been bench materials, it's no threat that he'll find himself on the bench