Arsenal Transfer: Julian Draxler Agrees Terms With Juventus

Julian Draxler 

Long-term Arsenal target Julian Draxler will snub the club this summer to join Juventus after agreeing terms with the Serie A champions, but the Gunners have received more pleasing news on the future of David Ospina.


Schalke playmaker Draxler has been associated with the north Londoners for some years now, but Adam Skinner of the Daily Express reports personal terms have been agreed with the Bianconeri.

The move isn't complete just yet, however, as Draxler's agent Roger Wittmann is quoted, proclaiming: "We are at a point where only Juventus and Schalke must come to a deal."

Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri has spoken positively regarding the club's summer business, however, telling Sky Italia he hopes to sign a player who just happens to match Draxler's description (via Goal's Mark Doyle):

We need someone we can play between the lines [of the attack]. The club are working on this. Right now we have to work with the squad that we have available to us. The club has worked very well this summer and now we're thinking only about our conditioning. But other players will arrive. The market is long.

Draxler has long been tipped as one of the Bundesliga's most promising players, but injuries blighted the winger's development last season, restricting him to just 15 league appearances.

Yet despite that setback, Draxler's proposed move to the Italian top flight is exciting BT Sport's James Horncastle, who posted a glimpse of what the youngster can offer:
Although he's migrated closer to the flanker over the past year and more, Draxler once found his home in a No. 10 capacity, a role he can still fulfil to a high standard, of which Juve are most likely aware.

With the likes of Mesut Ozil, Theo Walcott, Alexis Sanchez and Santi Cazorla already at the Emirates Stadium, it would be hard to see where the Germany international fits in any case.

The Gunners have suffered in the past after being found lacking in the striker department, but after they put six past Lyon in the Emirates Cup on Saturday, the signs are looking positive for the future.

Schalke are still standing firm over the sale of their 21-year-old, giving the Gunners time to contemplate any last-ditch bid of their own in an attempt to turn Draxler's head away from Turin.