Granit Xhaka in showdown talks with Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger after his Heathrow Airport race row
Frenchman demanded an explanation from the £32million summer signing after allegations of racial slurs
GRANIT XHAKA has told boss Arsene Wenger that he denies any racial slurs after the duo held showdown talks at the club's London Colney training ground.
The French manager called a meeting with Xhaka to demand an explanation over allegations that the midfielder directed racial slurs at a staff member at Heathrow Airport.
Xhaka was quizzed by cops earlier this week after allegedly branding an airport staff member a "f****** white b***h."
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The £32million man reportedly lost his temper with a member of British Airways' check-in staff just a day after his red card in Sunday’s 2-1 win over Burnley.
The row is claimed to have kicked off as Xhaka said goodbye to footballer pal Leonard Lekaj at Heathrow’s Terminal 5.
But after the player and manager held clear the air talks, Wenger said for the first time since the incident: "He denies the incident completely at Heathrow. I have talked to him.
"I have spoken to him about it and he denies it completely."
The club have so far declined to comment, saying it was a private and a police matter.
According to Metropolitan Police, Xhaka voluntarily headed to the police station where he was interviewed under caution.
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They said: "Police were called at 19:29 on Monday, 23 January following an allegation that a member of staff had been racially abused at Heathrow Airport, Terminal Five.
“The allegation was made by a third party.
“Officers attended and spoke to a man in his 20s. He was not arrested. He voluntarily attended a West London police station where he was interviewed under caution.
“Enquiries continue.”