Arsenal still want £37m Draxler despite injury, and striker Giovinco

German winger's ankle injury is not a problem for Gunners, as Spurs begin AVB clear-out

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PERHAPS Arsene Wenger is worried that Theo Walcott will get lonely in the Arsenal treatment room this spring or that Jack Wilshere has no-one to talk about ankle injuries with, but whatever the reason it seems that the Gunners are prepared to break the bank for German sensation Julian Draxler, even though he has a ruptured tendon in his ankle that will rule him out until March.

The 20-year-old Schalke sensation was linked with a move to the Emirates in the summer but it never materialised. Now, despite the injury and a £37m buy-out clause the Gunners are once again ready to do business, says the Daily Mail.

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Bill Mann is a football correspondent for The Week.co.uk, scouring the world's football press daily for the popular Transfer Talk column.