After much speculation about his future in international football, Granit Xhaka has issued a statement saying he will do whatever he can to play for Kosovo but states that it's 'impossible' to change.
FIFA have recently announced that Kosovo have been granted status as a newly recognised nation but the governing body have said that any players who played at Euro 2016 are no longer permitted to play for another nation.
It seems Swiss international Xhaka wasn't aware of the ruling.
Xhaka explained his situation in an open letter
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"With this letter I want to tell all around the Albanian public opinion, that my next career will continue in the future for Switzerland. I also want to clarify in this paper to all the readers how I came to this decision.
"According to an official statement distributed FIFA, we've been informed that if someone played in the European Championships in 2016, they are no longer entitled to play for another national.
"The Kosovo Football Federation and FIFA do not have a clear agreement on the transfer of players from Switzerland to Kosovo. FIFA clearly states who played at EURO 2016 has no right to change the team they represent.
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"For this reason it is now impossible to change.
The Gunners midfielder went on to say that "I will do whatever I can to play for Kosovo".
Simply put...
Ah politics. How you confuse everyone.
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