Arsenal after Marco Reus as they pull plug on Draxler deal

Wenger wants to convert Dortmund midfielder into a striker to play alongside Giroud

Marco Reus of Dortmund
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If you're a Gooner you can stop worrying about Gameover Zeus and start thinking about Marco Reus. One of them shuts down your PC, the other is about to spark the Arsenal midfield into life, that is if Caughtoffside is functioning properly.

The website claims that Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is "sizing up a big money move" for Borussia Dortmund ace Reus. Apparently the Nutty Professor has been tailing the 25 year old German international for months and has been given the green light by the Gunners' board to "make a club record £45m bid" for the Teutonic titan.

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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.