Arsenal favourites to land Julian Draxler in January with Premier League rivals Liverpool also waiting in the wings
ARSENAL are favourites to land Julian Draxler from PSG – with Liverpool waiting in wings for the Germany midfielder.
The mega money the Ligue 1 side splurged on Neymar and Kylian Mbappe have forced the midfielder down the pecking order.
And the Premier League rivals lead the list of candidates to offer him a January escape route.
Arsene Wenger has tracked the World Cup winner for a number of years but never got a deal completed.
And Jurgen Klopp will know his compatriot well – although it’s blindingly obvious his squad needs defenders before another goal-grabbing playmaker is pursued.
Ladbrokes have Arsenal at 7/2 to land the talent with the Kop side next in line at 4s.
Barcelona and Bayern Munich are both 9/2 with Borussia Dortmund out at 6s.
When PSG started smashing transfer records this summer, Draxler insisted it would not force him out of the club.
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He said: “He told RTL: “I am greatly looking forward to playing with [Neymar and Mbappe] but, if players are bought for £200million or £165m, they have an advantage on paper.
“But I am confident – that’s why I didn’t think about leaving Paris.
But - if he decides to cut his losses – he would feel at home at the Emirates where best pal Sead Kolasinac has hit the ground running.
Alex Apati of Ladbrokes said: "The transfer window has barely slammed shut but the latest odds suggest Wenger and Klopp are looking to do business as soon as it opens up again - and both could do with a player of Draxler's calibre to lift spirits."
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