Arsenal fight Real Madrid for Draxler, as Balotelli bid looms

Spanish giants give up on Suarez and turn to German star, as Gunners eye other options

Julian Draxler
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COULD Real Madrid be poised to derail Arsenal's hopes of signing Julian Draxler in the summer? That's what the Daily Mail claims, the paper saying that the 20-year-old Schalke striker is now on Real's radar.

The Spanish giants had hoped to sign Luis Suarez at the end of the season, but with the Uruguayan hitman staying loyal to Liverpool it appears Real have turned their attention to Draxler. Arsenal tried to lure the sharpshooter to the Emirates last month but failed, with the Mail alleging that Arsene Wenger refused to meet Schalke's asking price of £37m after a hike to the original fee of £30m.

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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.