Arsenal teammates try to prank newboy Granit Xhaka – but he won’t budge
Fellow midfielder Francis Coquelin captures the scene as Swiss international falls asleep on the team bus
ARSENAL'S new boy Granit Xhaka found himself at the wrong end of a prank on the team bus.
Fun-loving Gunners' teammates moved in while the former Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder was enjoying a nap.
The Swiss international, who cost joined Arsenal £30million in May, was fast asleep when one unidentifiable player held an object in front of the 23-year-old's nose.
It failed to wake him up and Xhaka remained granite-faced as fellow midfielder Francis Coquelin captured the whole scene on his phone.
He may have been targeted by his teammates, but Xhaka has a lot to smile about himself after a successfull pre-season with the north London club.
Xhaka pulled the strings in Arsenal's impressive 3-2 win over Manchester City in Sweden.