Football Update: Emery Stripped Xhaka of Arsenal Captaincy Band Over Fans Outburst

Granit Xhaka, Arsenal Football club captain has been stripped off of the club captaincy following his recent outburst against fans by the head coach.

At a news conference on Tuesday ahead of UFEA league match, Emery said that Xhaka will no longer wear the armband that was handed to him this summer after Laurent Koscielny forced a move back to France.

He made this comment while speaking ahead of Wednesday’s Europa League game at Portuguese side Vitoria, according to Emery “I was speaking with him this morning and also I decided he is not one of the captains in our group ... He accepted my decision.”

If you could recall the controversial news last weekend, where Xhaka swore and gesticulated at fans as he was jeered following his substitution in a recent 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace.

Xhaka, who is currently 27-year-old, the midfielder has reacted by issuing has a press statement saying that ongoing social media abuse aimed at his family contributed a large part in his furious reaction.

Base on the new report reaching us at Sport-Track, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is now the Gunners' permanent captain.
Congratulations to him on his new professional challenge. 
Below are some of football lover reactions on social media. 

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Granit Xhaka, stripped of the captaincy, will surely leave #afc in January. Xhaka needs games not only because he loves playing, but also because he knows he has to stay fit for the Euros. He's genuinely hurt at having to give up the armband. Right decision by Emery though.

— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) November 5, 2019

 

Absolutely the right call to take the captaincy off Xhaka. Damage was irreversible. Whether he still has a future as an Arsenal player we will have to wait and see. Possibly, but you would think only for the short-term. An exit now feels inevitable.

— Charles Watts (@charles_watts) November 5, 2019