Goal understands the Swiss midfielder is refuting claims that he racially insulted an airport worker on Monday
EXCLUSIVE
Granit Xhaka is denying using racially abusive language towards an airline staff member at Heathrow Airport on Monday night, Goal understands.
The Arsenal midfielder, 24, was interviewed by police after voluntarily attending a west London police station.
Switzerland international Xhaka was at Heathrow’s Terminal 5 where he was saying goodbye to his fiancee’s footballer brother Leonard Lekaj, who had arrived late for his flight back to Germany and was not allowed to board.
The alleged abuse was then directed at a staff member, although Goal understands Xhaka denies saying the “f*cking white bitch” words attributed to him by the complainant.