I would happily take Shaqiri of their hands as well along with Kroos.
Julian Draxler
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Hey mate you rank how you want, but as we here at United know you are good enough or you are not and at a very young age Kroos has earned his starts. You think he is gifted starts this year with injuries, what about last year? Bottom-line is he plays whether team mates are healthy or not as two different CL winning coaches see his value
. Here are his stats from the Bundasliga last year, and please note most of that high percentage passing is as a #10, not a deep laying CM passing sideways...
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11096/8949565/kroos-control
Toni Kroos - Bundesliga 2012/13
Discipline..........Number..Ranking
Shots per game...2.2.........20th
Assists...............11..........11th
Passes................52.8.......18th
Passing accuracy..89.7%.....5th
Key passes/game..2.8.........3rd
Accurate crosses/game2.1...6th
Through balls/game0.5.........3rd
DraxON or DraxOFF?
If Bayern intend to activate Draxler's release clause they don't really need to communicate their interest to him. So while Tönnies might be speaking the truth to the best of his knowledge it still does not rule out or confirm anything.
Even the Arse fans have started with this!
hehe, Arseblog mentioned it on twitter a few days ago and cracked me up. Unlike the forums though I think he was making reference to the Karate Kid films!
Bild reporting that Bayern are in for Draxler in the summer.
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Can you please spoiler the big images.
The thing translates to:
Bayern's plans with Draxler: dof Sammer already called. Schalke-Star could come next summer.
Bayern's plans with Draxler: dof Sammer already called. Schalke-Star could come next summer.
They absolutely do not need him now but if they sold Robben in the Summer which could happen seeing as he'll be on the wrong side of 30 then it might make sense to replace him with a German talent and Draxler is probably the best that is available.
Yup, saddens me because Draxler will imo become a very, very good player. Sickens me to think the team they have.
Robben will sign a new contract within the next 6 weeks, pretty sure of that, negotiations are basically done and both sides talked about it. Rummenigge publicly stated last week that we have no interest in Draxler and that there was no contact at all and we don't plan to buy him. We are sneaky bastards from time to time, but I don't remember that we made such a statement and it turned out to be a complete lie. We never denied our interest in Götze, Neuer or Gomez.
I think he'll go on to be a very good player but I'm not sure how good. I get the impression there's a bit of a disruptive mentality there.
Yup, saddens me because Draxler will imo become a very, very good player. Sickens me to think the team they have.
Who needs Draxler when you can already lineup with this front 6 next season:
---Thiago--Martinez
Muller---Kroos---Gotze
-----Lewandowski
Martinez and Lewandowski are the oldest players there, at 25.
Schweinsteiger, Robben, Ribery may have something to say about this lineup. All of which are 30 or nearly there. As would Shaqiri.
Of course. That only highlights the point even further. It's an exceptional group of players already, I'm not sure there's any need (or even space) for an additional young attacking talent like Draxler, at least right now anyway.
If they got him it would definitely involve the departure of Robben. Would be classic Bayern to sweep up all the best young German talent but difficult to guarantee much playing time with the talent available already.
We know of Fjörtoft as a guy who used to repost the most ridiculous rumors on his twitter, especially during the silly season. On the other hand those are mostly short-term stories, he's really betting a lot of his credibility and reputation (or what's left of it) on this Draxler story. Just like Matthäus did last year with Lewandowski but with one difference, the situation was a lot clearer with the Pole. We knew for sure Bayern München was heavily interested.
Given the circumstances Fjörtoft probably believes this to be true, but we don't know about the quality of his source. Somebody might have just been feeding him some bullshit from the very beginning.
Given the circumstances Fjörtoft probably believes this to be true, but we don't know about the quality of his source. Somebody might have just been feeding him some bullshit from the very beginning.
Just thought to let you know that Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, the CEO of Bayern München, categorically ruled out a Draxler transfer this summer: 'I can assure that we will not buy Julian Draxler this summer'
http://www.welt.de/sport/fussball/b...1/Ich-war-ueber-Klopps-Aussagen-entsetzt.html
http://www.welt.de/sport/fussball/b...1/Ich-war-ueber-Klopps-Aussagen-entsetzt.html
He's now saying that Bayern will make part payment this summer and take him the season after. Also saying that our interest in the player has cooled
Makes sense because end of next season is when they need to start looking for replacements for their top winger. Or if not replacement, atleast get in someone to phase them out.
Bollox to that then. feckin Bayern!
So that's Robben replacement? Robben will be 31 by the time Draxler joins the club, Ribery will be 32. So I suppose Draxler could come in to replace either in the squad. Buttocks, think Arsenal missed the boat there, they should have just paid up right at the start of January and avoiding Bayern coming in.
Think the theory is a bit far fetched, not very often this happen. Also he isn't really a wide player like Ribery or Robben, very different to them and he says himself he wants to play central so not sure if he is a suitable replacement there.
Is one of my reservations, no doubt he looks a quality player in the making but am not sure if I'd want us to blow £30m on a player who's best position is in the middle! Our problem at the moment is we need a proper LW rather than someone who can do a job there
Griezmann would make the most sense for you; his runs in behind, Giroud's hold up play, Ozil's through-balls and Walcott stretching the play on the right. It would be a handful.
And he's French. Do not forget French.
Not often what happens? Part payment made now and player joins after a season? I wouldnt be surprised if that's the case in this deal because it makes sense for all 3 parties.
Spot on there. Him or Reus would be perfect for us, with Dortmund losing Lewandowski and possibly Gundogan (one year left on his contract IIRC) they won't let Reus go at any cost imo. His clause supposedly isn't active until 2015 so they'd either hope he resigns or let him go at a lower price than risk losing three key players in one summer.
Onto Griezmann I think that one is possibly if he hasn't agreed a deal with PSG yet (some rumours he has). Like you say his runs in behind are a handful and having that kind of penetration from both wide men would transform our game. Our biggest problem is right now without Theo we have nobody making those runs from outwide and only had Ramsey making them through the middle, we were relying on him far too much. I believe he has a release clause of around £25m so definitely worth that kind of money. Wenger is a known admirer of the player and the player has mentioned us as well. There were rumours we made a bid in January as well, not sure if that was just the usual transfer crap though. The bid was for like 15mill Euros so that does sound a bit like us....
That a big money move happens in that way. It would suit them but hardly ever happens in that way.
Yeah, its not usual but considering the case, wouldnt surprise me.
W should sign him just for his name. He sounds like a Bond villain.
Julian Draxler: Schalke midfielder turned down Arsenal move
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27884475
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27884475
Good lad.
In 2 seasons he will sign for Bayern when he's ready for a bigger move
Should be looking to snatch him next year. A LVG type of player, good one for left forward in 4-3-3.
If true - and BBC should be rather reliable - I'd be interested how many Germans have turned AFC/Wenger down during the last 12 months. They would almost make a full XI, I suppose.
I think we should sign this lad, there aren't many top wingers out there these days and Draxler is one of the few worth investing in. LVG will be looking to sign a winger almost surely, Nani and Januzaj are the only ones who fits his mould and we need back-ups in case they get injured.
Draxler and Januzaj on each side of the field would have us secured in terms of wingers for a decade to come.
Draxler and Januzaj on each side of the field would have us secured in terms of wingers for a decade to come.
Extremely talented player no doubt. I'm a little concerned with his recent injury catalogue and (reported) attitude problems truth be told. A combination of factors have stalled his progress from 12/13 to 13/14 IMO. While Meyer and Goretzka have started to really take centre-stage for Schalke and dethrone Draxler. That said if Van Gaal can reign him in, this is would be an extraordinary signing for the long term as stated above. Maybe even try to Schweinsteiger him despite the obviously forward minded skillset.
Can anyone see us making a move on this guy?
From what i have seen he is very skillful, if not a bit wasteful but seems to have the blueprints of a great player.
Was aparently close to joining Arsenal in January but now they have signed Sanchez so its doubtful they will be intersted anymore.
I know our squad needs investment in other areas before the wings but if the opportunity is there to sign him, maybe we would be wise to do so.
From what i have seen he is very skillful, if not a bit wasteful but seems to have the blueprints of a great player.
Was aparently close to joining Arsenal in January but now they have signed Sanchez so its doubtful they will be intersted anymore.
I know our squad needs investment in other areas before the wings but if the opportunity is there to sign him, maybe we would be wise to do so.
We've never really been linked with him. I'd imagine he'll end up at Bayern in a year or two to replace one of Ribery/Robben