The captain of the Arsenal, Granit Xhaka , denounced through a statement the insults and threats to which both he and his family have been subjected and that provoked their reactions in the last meeting before the Emirates Stadium .
In the game against Crystal Palace , Xhaka was booed when he left the field, which caused him to put his hand to his ear in mourning and did not want to greet the coach, Unai Emery .
"The feeling that I have not been understood by my fans , the repeated abuses that I have received in the games and on social networks in recent weeks have hurt me a lot. People have told me things like" we are going to break your legs "," we will kill your wife "and" we want your daughter to have cancer , "the Swiss explained in a statement published by Arsenal.
Xhaka said this has led to a " boiling point ", increased by being rejected by fans on Sunday. "My desire is to return to a point of mutual respect , remembering why we fell in love with this game at first. Hopefully we will move forward together again," he added.
The Swiss arrived in Arsenal in 2016 from Borussia Monchendladbach in exchange for nine million euros. With the 'Gunners' has played 144 games, scoring eleven goals in total.
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