Granit Xaka says he left Arsenal on the right terms.

The midfielder joined Bayer Leverkusen from Arsenal last week.

"I was Arsenal captain in 2019," he explained to Blick.

"Then came this story with the fans. I never had any problems with the boys and the club; it was more a misunderstanding between the fans and me. Coming back to Arsenal like that afterwards gave me even more strength.

"I was able to show what personality is in me. I don't like talking about myself. But you can also praise yourself if the journalists don't praise you that much. Seriously, you learn from things like that.

"You get stronger. At the end I was allowed to leave to great applause. That was my number one goal. Am I a ready leader? I would not say that. I'm sure I'll still make mistakes, that's part of it. But certainly, less than before."