Régis Le Bris says Chelsea’s pursuit of Sunderland captain Xhaka is ‘closed’
Le Bris: ‘Granit wants to stay in Sunderland’ Xabi Alonso managed midfielder at Leverkusen Régis Le Bris has declared Chelsea’s pursuit of Granit Xhaka “closed” and insisted there is no prospect of Sunderland selling their influential captain this summer. Xhaka played a major role in Sunderland qualifying for the Eu…
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Granit Xhaka admits to receiving fake Covid vaccination certificate in 2022
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How many times has a player scored a hat-trick in a Premier League loss?
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'I think he's a genius' - Hart hails Cherki strike
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Man City beat Sunderland in eight-goal thriller to go three points clear
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