Posted July 8, 20168 yr Graeme Bailey on the radio just said he wouldn't be surprised if Chelsea were in for him. I am not sure how reliable Bailey is but it's an interesting thought.
July 8, 20168 yr Arsenal bound I read. As talented as he is it's not a position we need reinforcements for, would prefer to see us concentrate our efforts on central midfield and defence.
July 8, 20168 yr Hazard does it better and with more composure; it looks to me like Draxler has peaked, and whilst very good at such a young age, the gap is closing and he hasn't improved much. Like Wilshere and Joe Cole, probably Will Hughes too. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
July 8, 20168 yr Arsenal bound I read. As talented as he is it's not a position we need reinforcements for, would prefer to see us concentrate our efforts on central midfield and defence. Il believe it when I see it, he's been Arsenal bound for about 4 years now
August 3, 20168 yr If Oscar moves on I honestly think Draxler would be a fantastic replacement! He's quick, good with both feet and isn't afraid to shoot from outside the box + he's young! He's also recently revealed that he wants to leave Wolfsburg (as per the link below). Go get him Conte!!!!  http://www.espnfc.com.au/vfl-wolfsburg/story/2922051/julian-draxler-made-wolfsburg-aware-he-wanted-to-leave-three-weeks-ago
August 3, 20168 yr We'd be buying him for the sake of buying him. We have players galore in his positions. What we need is a centre back. Unless we offer Cuadrado as a swap and find a buyer for Moses I just don't see the space in squad for him.
August 3, 20168 yr We'd be buying him for the sake of buying him. We have players galore in his positions. What we need is a centre back. Unless we offer Cuadrado as a swap and find a buyer for Moses I just don't see the space in squad for him.  Agreed mate, a cb and a lb (with Baba now gone) should be first on the shopping list but Draxler has immense talent and in my opinion we really don't have much quality depth in comparison to a lot of our rivals which is why I think (granted that Oscar does actually leave) that I'd be happy to see Draxler in a Chelsea shirtÂ
August 3, 20168 yr We'd be buying him for the sake of buying him. We have players galore in his positions. What we need is a centre back. Unless we offer Cuadrado as a swap and find a buyer for Moses I just don't see the space in squad for him. Â There would be space for Draxler in a 4-4-2/4-2-4 formation, if we moved Hazard into one of the striker positions. With Costa staying it would make alot more sense spending money on Draxler, instead of Lukaku. However we need a center back and a left back before anything else atm.
August 3, 20168 yr Bonnucci and Draxler would complete a fabulous window, or chuck some huge wad for Ivan Perisic
August 3, 20168 yr Maybe a starting XL ....................................COURTOIS ........CAHILL..........BONNUCCI..........JT WILLIAN....KANTE....CESC....MATIC....DRAXLER .........................HAZARD................. ........................................COSTA
August 3, 20168 yr We'd be buying him for the sake of buying him. We have players galore in his positions. What we need is a centre back. Unless we offer Cuadrado as a swap and find a buyer for Moses I just don't see the space in squad for him. Â Draxler is easily better than anyone we've got playing in those positions except for Hazard.Buying for the sake of buying is what we've been doing by stockpiiling the likes of Salah, Cuadrado, Pedro, Marin, Kenedy, Atsu, Moses etc. Draxler, on the other hand, is a top talent. Â Yes, we've got other areas that need strengthening more but that doesn't mean we shouldn't look into an opportubity to bring in genuine quality no matter what position he plays. I'd sell Cuadrado, Moses and Pedro if it meant I can replace them all with Draxler. Edited August 3, 20168 yr by abramovich
August 3, 20168 yr Maybe a starting XL ....................................COURTOIS ........CAHILL..........BONNUCCI..........JT WILLIAN....KANTE....CESC....MATIC....DRAXLER .........................HAZARD................. ........................................COSTA Â If that ever happened we would get ripped apart on the flanks.
August 3, 20168 yr If that ever happened we would get ripped apart on the flanks.And my gran would run away through that back 3!
August 3, 20168 yr 4-4-2/4-2-4:  --------------Courtois----------- Azp---Zouma-Kalibouly--J.Hector -------Kante--Mathudi/Fab------ Willian----Hazard--Costa/Bat---Draxler  Thats what I would do to make this formation work. Sell Oscar + Mikel or Matic. Edited August 3, 20168 yr by comtrend
August 3, 20168 yr 4-4-2/4-2-4: --------------Courtois----------- Azp---Zouma-Kalibouly--J.Hector -------Kante--Mathudi/Fab------ Willian----Hazard--Costa/Bat---Draxler Thats what I would do to make this formation work. Sell Oscar + Mikel or Matic. That would mean bringing in 4 major players and spending over £100 million without even taking into account the heavy links of Lukaku coming back for over £50 million, I doubt we will be doing that.
August 3, 20168 yr That would mean bringing in 4 major players and spending over £100 million without even taking into account the heavy links of Lukaku coming back for over £50 million, I doubt we will be doing that.  We seem prepared to spend £50mil-£60mil on Lukaku and are also rumoured to spend £38mil on Koulibaly. With Costa staying we can just drop our pursuit of Lukaku and spend £50mil-£60mil on J.Hector + Draxler instead. Then sell Oscar + Matic and buy Mathudi.
August 3, 20168 yr Apparently they want 70 million euros for him........ha ha ha. football is mental.
August 3, 20168 yr Apparently they want 70 million euros for him........ha ha ha. football is mental. Â I can imagine they got hit by the VW emissions scandal so may be forced to sell... unlikely to happen but hopefully we can do a deal for Rodriguez/Draxler. We sold them Schurrle/De Bruyne from which they made a profit so they may be more willing to give us "first option" (perhaps more so if we throw in Baba/Van Ginkel/Christensen/Pasalic) Edited August 3, 20168 yr by the special one
August 3, 20168 yr I can imagine they got hit by the VW emissions scandal so may be forced to sell... unlikely to happen but hopefully we can do a deal for Rodriguez/Draxler. We sold them Schurrle/De Bruyne from which they made a profit so they may be more willing to give us "first option" (perhaps more so if we throw in Baba/Van Ginkel/Christensen/Pasalic) Still annoyed we got rid of Schurrle. Could of really helped us last season
August 4, 20168 yr If Christensen was a good bargaining chip, then why not, he may be one for the future, but again Conte now doesn't see him as a present moment player for us, where as Draxler would be a probable starter at wide left....
August 4, 20168 yr I wouldn't use Christensen, he is a quality CB and those are hard to come by just now. Draxler is a good player but we are literally bursting with attacking midfielders.
August 4, 20168 yr I wouldn't use Christensen, he is a quality CB and those are hard to come by just now. Draxler is a good player but we are literally bursting with attacking midfielders. Would love to see Pedro go the other way though.
December 17, 20168 yr http://www.footballwhispers.com/blog/julian-draxler-chelsea-perfect-replacement-china-bound-oscar  The Draxler rumours have resurfaced again, albeit very tenuously. It looks like he wants out of Wolfsburg and they are claiming he'll never play for the club again. I would imagine he'd fit right into the Pedro/Willian position.Â
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