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Arsenals new midfield signing Granit Xhaka has described his move to the Emirates as a dream come true. Xhaka became Arsene Wengers first major signing of the summer transfer window earlier this week when he completed a switch from German club Borussia Monchengladbach. The Switzerland international is thought to have cost the Gunners around £30m - making him the third most expensive signing in Arsenals history. Xhaka has made over 100 appearances for Borussia Monchengladbach The 23 year-old, who has made over 100 Bundesliga appearances for Monchengladbach, says he is delighted to have completed his move to the Premier League ahead of this summers European Championships in France.I feel good, now Im happy to be a Gunner, Xhaka told Sky Sports News HQ reporter Gary Cotterill following Switzerlands friendly defeat to Belgium on Saturday.Its been a big week for me but now its official and Im very happy. Arsenal is a big club. Ive seen the pitch, its unbelievable. It was a dream for me and Im happy now. Xhaka was speaking after Switzerlands 2-1 loss to Belgium on Saturday Former Arsenal defender Johan Djourou has backed his international team-mate to impress for Wengers side next season and insists the midfielder is well-suited to English football.Hes got the ability to play the Arsenal way; hes got this aggressiveness about him that will help him in the Premier League, said Djourou, who went on to compare Xhaka to Italys legendary midfielder Andrea Pirlo. Hear what Granit xhaka had to say about joining Arsenal Hes a great ball player and a ball winner so I think in the midfield he could help a lot.Hes got the ability to play very long balls and precise balls. He reminds me a bit of Pirlo, the way he plays. Former Arsenal defender Johan Djourou backed his compatriot to succeed in English football Djourou also revealed that Xhaka had asked him about his own personal experience of playing at the Emirates and living in London. 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Manny! from his fans as he easily made weight.Pacquiao weighed 144.8 pounds, well inside the 147-pound limit for his fight against welterweight world titleholder Jessie Vargas, whom he faces on Saturday (Top Rank PPV, 9 p.m. ET) at the Thomas & Mack Center.Vargas also made weight for his first title defense, weighing 146.5 pounds. After they weighed in, Pacquiao and Vargas, who have shown the utmost respect toward each other during the build-up to the fight, stood side by side for interviews with various outlets.Pacquiao will be fighting for the first time since his resounding decision win against rival Timothy Bradley Jr. in their third fight in April followed by a brief retirement, during which he was elected to the Senate in his native Philippines.Im happy to be back, Pacquiao, boxings only eight-division world titleholder, told the crowd. I want to put on a good show and have another boxing record.Pacquiao, 37, already the first congressman to win a world title, is aiming to be the first senator to win one, also. Pacquiao (58-6-2, 38 KOs) said he is also motivated to win back the world title he lost to Floyd Mayweather last year in boxings richest fight. Vargas won the vacant title in March with a ninth-round knockout of then-undefeated former U.S. Olympian Sadam Ali.Its motivating because I am the challenger this time and I am fighting a champion, Pacquiao said. [Winning the belt back] would mean a lot and would bring honor to my country.Vargas (27-1, 10 KOs), 27, of Las Vegas, has been supremely confident all week and had a big smile as he walked to the scale. 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Junior featherweight titleholder Nonito Donaire (37-3, 24 KOs), who will be making his second defense, weighed 121.8 pounds and mandatory challenger Jessie Magdaleno (23-0, 17 KOs) was 121.25 for their 122-pound bout.Zou Shiming (8-1, 2 KOs), the two-time Chinese Olympic gold medalist, will face Prasitsak Papoem (39-1-2, 24 KOs) for one of the flyweight world titles recently vacated by Juan Francisco Estrada. Zou was 111 pounds and Papoem was 111.5 for the bout with a 112-pound limit. The fight is a rematch of Zous one-sided unanimous decision win in November 2014.Also, the Nevada State Athletic Commission released the purses for the card. Pacquiao will earn no less than $4 million but could earn much more since he is on a percentage split with promoter Top Rank. Vargas will earn a career-high $2.8 million.Valdezs purse is $200,000, Osawa will earn $50,000, Donaire will make $400,000 and Magdaleno $90,000. 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