Transfer: ‘Embarrassing, unacceptable’ – Alan Shearer angered by Chelsea’s bid for Granit Xhaka

Former Premier League extremity king, Alan Shearer, has slammed the Chelsea committee for their ’embarrassing’ bid for Sunderland’s prima subordinate and erstwhile Arsenal captain, Granit Xhaka.

Xhaka has go a people for the incoming Chelsea manager, Xabi Alonso, who antecedently worked with the midfielder during their clip astatine Bayer Leverkusen.

Together, Alonso and Xhaka played a pivotal relation successful starring Leverkusen to a historical Bundesliga rubric successful the 2023-2024 season, wherever the German nine remained unbeaten successful the league, achieving 28 victories and six draws.

Having served arsenic Arsenal’s captain, Xhaka demonstrated his worth erstwhile much past play with newly-promoted Sunderland, who surpassed expectations by finishing successful the apical fractional of the Premier League.

Alonso is assured that Xhaka tin supply the much-needed acquisition and enactment to a struggling Chelsea team, which ended the erstwhile play successful 10th place.

Last week, Chelsea made an £8m connection for Xhaka, but Sunderland promptly rejected it, labeling the bid arsenic disrespectful and reaffirming their presumption that the 33-year-old is not disposable for transfer.

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