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GRANIT XHAKA is hoping to be back in the next month, with recovery going well.
He suffered medial knee ligament damage during the North London derby and has been out ever since.
Xhaka is open to leaving Arsenal for Borussia Monchengladbach on a FREE when his contract expires.
The Swiss international signed a new deal last summer, stretching to 2023-24.
He told Swiss publication Blick: “I hope to celebrate my comeback as soon as possible.
“I’ve been gone seven weeks and a few days now.
“The bone was also broken twice. The problem with the bone is that it takes so long. I hope to be back in the next three or four weeks.”
The club risk losing Alexandre Lacazette at the end of the season for NOTHING, with the club refusing to discuss a new deal till the end of the season.
The striker, 30, is in the final few months of his £200,000-a-week deal and can open talks with overseas clubs in January.
The Gunners are preparing to welcome Newcastle to the Emirates after their harrowing 4-0 defeat at Liverpool.
Renato Sanches has responded to reports linking him with a host of clubs, including Arsenal.
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