Granit Xhaka
Eligibility
- PL homegrown
- No
Not homegrown: no qualifying FA/FAW registration before 21 on record.
- UEFA training origin
- Not locally trained
Not locally trained on record.
- Work permit / GBE
- Exempt — Settled / no permit required
Registration & availability
- On squad lists
- PL 25 · UEFA List A
- Availability
- Available
No injury or suspension on record.
- UEFA cup-tie
- Free
Contract & caps
- Contract term
- 2025 → 2028 · £110,000/wk
- Transfer fee / amortisation
- £13,000,000 · £4.3m/yr over 3y
- Senior caps
- Not on record
Claims & citations
Every live claim on record for this player, grouped by what it establishes — the provenance behind the derived values above.
- Official
- Press
- Aggregator
- User
- Nationality
SUI1992-09-27 → live
“{{fs player|no=34|nat=SUI|pos=MF|name=[[Granit Xhaka]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}”
WikipediaSunderland A.F.C. - Wikipedia ↗retrieved 2026-07-13
- Club history5
Bayer Leverkusen2023 → 2025
“Bayer Leverkusen: "2023–2025"”
WikipediaGranit Xhaka - Wikipedia ↗retrieved 2026-07-13
Borussia Mönchengladbach2012 → 2016
“Borussia Mönchengladbach: "2012–2016"”
WikipediaGranit Xhaka - Wikipedia ↗retrieved 2026-07-13
- Registration
#34 MF2026-07-01 → live
“34 Granit Xhaka, M”
ESPNSunderland 2026-27 Squad - ESPN ↗retrieved 2026-07-13
- Contract3
Contract term2025-07-30 → 2028-06-30
“joined the newly promoted Premier League club [Sunderland] ... Three-year deal”
WikipediaGranit Xhaka - Wikipedia ↗retrieved 2026-07-13
GBP 13,000,000 fee2025-07-30 → 2028-06-30
“£13 million, with an additional £4 million in add-ons”
WikipediaGranit Xhaka - Wikipedia ↗retrieved 2026-07-13
GBP 110,000/wk2025-07-30 → 2028-06-30
“Granit Xhaka - £110,000 per week”
FootballFanCastSunderland weekly wages: salaries of highest-paid players ↗retrieved 2026-07-13