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Sunderland
Sunderland
Granit Xhaka joined Sunderland from Bayer Leverkusen for £13.5 million transfer in July 2025. He signed 3-year contract until 2028 with base salary of £110,000/week (£5.7m/year). He became the highest paid Sunderland player ever according to number of tier 1 reporters both in England and Germany.
Contract Details
| Signed | Weekly | Yearly | Bonus | Source |
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| Jul 27, 2025 | £110,000 | £5.7m | £1,500,000 | Patrick Berger (X) |
Bayer Leverkusen
Granit Xhaka joined Bayer Leverkusen from Arsenal for reported €15 million transfer back in July 2023. He signed 5-year (2023/28) contract at the club with salary of around €5.6 million (gross) / €3 million (net)/ per-year.
Arsenal
Granit Xhaka joined Arsenal back in 2016 from Borussia M'Gladbach for reported €45 million in transfer fee. He spent 8 years at Arsenal where his salary peaked to £120,000 with 3-year contract extension signed back in August 2021.
Contract History
| Year | Weekly | Yearly | Bonus | Team | Source |
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| 2023 | €107,700 | €5.6m |
Bayer Leverkusen
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| 2021 | £120,000 | £6.3m |
Arsenal
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| 2018 | £90,000 | £4.7m | £780,000 |
Arsenal
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| 2016 | £65,000 | £3.4m | £780,000 |
Arsenal
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| 2012 | €36,500 | €1.9m |
Monchengladbach
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