Quotes from Granit Xhaka

In Camden, it's just the atmosphere that gets me. It's simple. It's nice. It's real. And it's the people, too. I like to interact with them because they are normal and I am normal. People probably don't expect an Arsenal player to come to Camden Lock and, basically, be a normal guy.

You can't afford to rest on your laurels at all, or you'll instantly be on the bench.

When I went to Gladbach from Basel in 2012, I put a lot of pressure on myself at first, and it was too heavy. I will not put any pressure on myself at Arsenal, even though the transfer fee was high.

I've picked up quite a few yellow cards in the last few years - a few reds, too. That was the case as a youth player as it is now. But I don't see it as a problem. That's how I play. If you take that away, then I wouldn't be where I am now. So I don't think the yellow cards or the red cards are too big of an issue.

I'm a hard-working young man who believes in myself.

Every Monday, we're asked to undertake jump tests to check the conditions of our muscles. There's nothing you can hide. Once a week, they do urine tests, and your body fat percentage is tested regularly. The doctors cover all bases.

I will give everything to help Arsenal win trophies and make the fans happy.

Moving to England, again it's a new language to learn, and I've got to get use to the mentality, the culture, but I think I've integrated myself really well into this team, and I'm happy so far.

I heard my new team-mates saying, 'We have got to hope that we don't go down.' I thought to myself, 'What kind of a mentality is that?'

Each month from our income - we have a separate account, obviously - we give 80 percent of it to our parents back home.

One of the most revealing details about my parents is that they only got together three months before my dad's arrest.

I have a good relationship with the Albanian fans. But when you are called a traitor - that is such a harsh word. Most of the Albanian fans respect me. But 'traitor' is unacceptable considering the background of my family.

He's not a coach who speaks to you every day. Wenger has spoken to me two or three times. He's told me he's very impressed by how I train and how I'm a disciplined character.

I have never had any contact with Bayern Munich, let alone have agreed personal terms.

We are young; we are naive with money. Money can go fast. If anyone thinks he is something better just because he has more money in the account, then he can very quickly fall on your face.

Actually, it's normal when you come to a new club and country: you need to get used to the language, the philosophy of the team, the squad, the coach.

Everyone fights for everyone else. If someone has a bad day, then the others are there for him. And if a player makes a mistake, then the others can compensate for that. Those sorts of things are crucial at this level, and it's really important that we perform as a unit.

Here at Basel is where I made my first professional steps. I came up and grew up through the FC Basel school.

I am a very simple man. I love normality, and I love normal people. I love to eat normal food. It's how I grew up.

In games, you notice there's more sprints than in Bundesliga. It takes a while to get used to.

There a lot of occasions when Albanians cause trouble, but then we are also very nice people. People sometimes forget that there are good people from the Balkans as well.

I can't stand people who are backward. I am honest, straightforward. I don't like to pretend. And I will not change either.

You always need a certain amount of time to fully adjust; it was no different when I moved to the Bundesliga.

My game is about being aggressive, and I'm not the same player if you take that away from me.