Rumour: Manchester United and Arsenal to battle it out for Julian Draxler

Julian Draxler

Schalke youngster Julian Draxler is being targeted by the Premier League strugglers and current title holders Manchester United to end their mid-field vows. Reports suggest United are ready to cough up £25m for the German International to freshen up their midfield.

Tom Cleverly, Anderson and new boy Marouane Fellaini have all struggled for form this season, as David Moyes looks to add more creativity to his midfield and also expects more goals from mdifield, Draxler offers plenty of both. The German could well be tempted by a switch to the Premier League, though a January move is highly unlikely as Schalke have made it to the Champions League last-16.

The 20-year old is an important cog of Jens Keller’s Schalke side while also being a regular in Joachim Low’s German national team. Draxler offers plenty of invention and attacking verve and a move for him would be a wise one to consider for the Manchester outfit.

Any offer from United is likely to spark a bidding war for the youngster who is widely rated as the most promising youngster in Europe at the moment having made 133 appearances for Schalke, scoring 26 goals in the process and also has ten national team caps to his name.

Draxler has been a target for another Premier League giants Arsenal, who are monitoring the young star closely and that Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is in regular contact with the young German.

The trusted, Jan Age Fjortoft a former Norwegian footballer and journalist, who broke the famous Mesut Ozil to Arsenal story has the following to say about Draxler:

Come summer, it will be interesting to watch two English giants go head to head for this future superstars signature.

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BREAKING NEWS! I understand Arsenal are big favourite to get Schalke’s Wonderkid Julian Draxler. I understand Wenger talk to him often #afc

— Jan Aage Fjortoft (@JanAageFjortoft) November 30, 2013

Re: Arsenal favourite to get Draxler – contract till 2018 – buy-out- clause: 45 mill Euro – valid every summer #AFC

— Jan Aage Fjortoft (@JanAageFjortoft) November 30, 2013