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| United Could Make A Last Minute Bid For Draxler |
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho concluded in his
press conference before the 4-0 victory over Swansea City that United will not
be looking to complete one last signing, before the window officially shuts
down at the end of this month. However, the manager mentioned that the club
should calm their interest in acquiring the signing of a winger, even though
the boss is happy to go ahead with one. United have still been linked with two
last ditch attempts to sign Thomas Lemar and Julian Draxler from Monaco and
Paris Saint-Germain respectively.
Lemar however, would be very unlikely given his asking price
over 55 million and the current condition of the ‘depleted’ Monaco team, having
lost Mendy, Bakayoko, Silva to other clubs and the likes of Mbappe, Lemar,
Fabinho planning a move away. Arsenal also have fancied Thomas for quite some
time now, but given the situation it’s difficult for him to move away.
That leaves us with the option of Draxler. The German
international joined PSG from Wolfsburg in the January transfer market last
season, but is again linked with a move away after joining the club after just
eight months in it. With the arrival of superstar Neymar, it is very difficult
for Julian to find a place amongst the ranks of Paris with already Neymar, Ben
Arfa, Di Maria and Lucas dominating the attack from the wings. Since his
arrival, Draxler has just made 25 appearances, scoring 10 goals in all
competitions. For some he is just an impact player, but given his age,
potential and ability he is a gem of a player with rare capabilities of playing
the game with two feet. Being a natural right footer, he has a rare ability to
play with the left too, a quality that only few players possess.
Having failed in the pursuit of Ivan Perisic from Inter
Milan due to a failure in settlement of a transfer fee, Mourinho can get player
who has the similar abilities in Draxler. He can be the perfect Jose Mourinho
player given his playing style and versatility. Draxler is known for is
dynamism on the pitch, standing six feet tall he already has that quality that
Jose loves, tall strong, overpowering attacking winger. The current United side
already consists players like him in Pogba, Lukaku, Martial, Rashford, Matic
and Fellaini, all tall strong giants who dominate the game with their
physicality, Julian’s addition could make United the complete balanced and
strong team ready to win and ensure attacking fluidity and results.
| United Have Missed Out On Ivan Perisic |
Dangerous in counter attacking and always dominating in one
on one situations, Draxler will help United finish those missed chances and
increase the goal margin by instilling some more creativity in the front three.
Mourinho loves competition for places in his side, already having seven players
capable to play on the wings, with Draxler in the side Mata and Mkhitarayan
could settle for the attacking midfielder role and Draxler could start on the
left wing, dropping Martial to the bench and Rashford as a back- up striker for
Lukaku. Born as an attacking midfielder during his days with Schalke and
Wolfsburg days in the Bundesliga in Germany, it was said to be his best position, but upon his arrival at PSG he is transformed into a player who can
play on either side of the wings and in deep midfield due to his strength,
awareness and dual foot ability. This is one quality that Mourinho likes a
versatile attacker.
At 23 Draxler has won some commendable awards. Having won
the league with PSG and two domestic cups with Schalke and Wolfsburg respectively.
His international cabinet is worth a watch, winning the World Cup in 2014 with
Germany and captained the side towards a Confederations Cup in 2017 wining the
golden ball on the way.
Young dynamic players like him are rare and at such a young
age of 23 and given the addition of Neymar, his rumoured unsettlement could be
taken as an advantage. In this highly inflated market Draxler for only 32
million is a steal and would be great if Ed Woodward could pull one more rabbit
out of the hat in these final days of the summer transfer window and complete
the quota of four signings wanted by Mourinho.
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