Julian Draxler

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Wolfsburg complete signing of Draxler

Wolfsburg have completed the signing of Schalke midfielder Julian Draxler. Draxler, 21, joins the DFB Pokal holders for a fee believed to be around €36 million, plus add-ons.
The Germany international, who can play on the wing and in a more central role, had been linked with a transfer to Juventus throughout the summer, but has opted to remain in the Bundesliga instead.

Wolfsburg opened talks with Draxler following the 3-0 defeat of Schalke on Friday, when it had become evident  that both Ivan Perisic and Kevin De Bruyne were to leave the club during the final days of the transfer window.

Perisic went on to sign for Inter MIlan, while De Bruyne joined Manchester City. Kicker has reported that Draxler, who had three years left on his contract at Schalke, and Wolfsburg agreed personal
terms on Saturday.

Schalke general manager Horst Heldt Heldt said on the club’s official website:

“There are two reasons for our decision to accept Wolfsburg’s offer: We will not be disclosing information about the transfer fee, but we can say that it is the biggest transfer we’ve received for a
player at Schalke.
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Schalke ends talk with Juventus over Draxler

Schalke have shut the door on the transfer of Julian Draxler to Juventus after both clubs fail to reach an agreement. Julian Draxler already agreed personal terms with the SERIE A champions leaving both clubs to negotiate and reach a conclusion. However, Schalke rejected the bid tabled by Juventus on Monday and also stated they won’t be entertaining talks from the club any longer.

“I can confirm that we received an offer late this afternoon from Juventus,” Horst Heldt told SchalkeTV. “I took a look at it and then decided we would reject it and we have informed Juventus that we are not open to any further talks. We don’t want them to contact our player either. That’s the bottom line.”

Draxler had a release clause in his contract valued at a reported €45 million, though that expired at the end of June. Juventus had reportedly bid much less for the Germany international, leading to Schalke’s blank refusal to negotiate further.
The 21-year-old is contracted to Schalke until 2018. It is not yet certain whether Juve will attempt to test Held by presenting an improved bid, or instead turn their attentions to Mario Gotze, another of their targets once the transfer of Arturo Vidal to Bayern Munich goes through.
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Draxler agrees personal terms with Juventus

Schalke midfielder, Julian Draxler have agreed terms with Serie A champions, Juventus according to a quote attributed to the German’s agent on goal.com. Goal.com reported that he had agreed a deal worth £2.6 million a year, quoting his agent Roger Wittmann as saying:
“Now we are at the stage where only Schalke and Juventus have to talk and, after that, we will see what happen”

Draxler, 21, is a summer target for Juve coach Massimiliano Allegri after the departure of playmaker Andrea Pirlo.
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