Granit Xhaka in turmoil? The Swiss international is suspected of having been involved in a dark case of rigged bets involving the Albanian mafia, just that. According to DailyMailBritish justice has opened an investigation into suspicious bets that appeared at the end of the Premier League match between Leeds and Arsenal (1-4) on December 18.
Crazy bets, for a total of 62,000 euros, were recorded on a potential yellow card from Granit Xhaka in the last ten minutes of the match. And there, AS BY CHANCE, in the 86th minute of a match totally mastered by the Gunners, the Swiss captain took his little rusk after taking forever to take a free kick. Something to arouse the curiosity of investigators from the National Crime Agency (NCA), which leads the fight against cybercrime in the United Kingdom.
The Albanian mafia would be in on it
Also according to the British daily, the Albanian mafia would be involved in these possible shenanigans. “NCA investigators have uncovered evidence of large sums being staked in cryptocurrency in markets that are unregulated in this country, with much of the activity taking place in Albania where the Arsenal player is from “, can we read.
A former second-class footballer, the Swedish-Albanian Alban Jusufi, is also in the sights of the NCA in this affair. Convicted of bribing AIK goalkeeper Kyriakos Stamatopoulos ahead of a derby against IFK Gothenburg in 2017, he again allegedly placed big money on Granit Xhaka’s suspicious yellow card. There is currently no indication that the Arsenal midfielder is involved in any way in this case, but investigators are continuing their investigations.