Wenger Needs To Be More Ruthless To Secure Griezmann Deal

It has been reported in the Daily Star that Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger is more than interested in bringing French hotshot Antoine Griezmann to the Emirates. It was claimed by Real Sociedad that they rejected a bid in the January transfer window for the 22-year-old in the region of £15 million.

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THREE Reasons Why Arsenal Should Forget About Signing £37m Playmaker

With The Guardian suggesting that Arsenal are in talks with Schalke playmaker Julian Draxler, who has a buy-out clause of around £37m according to the same reports, it got me thinking. Do the Gunners need the youngster, or is it a case of panic buying? I am leaning towards the latter. Here are three reasons why I think Arsenal should forget about signing the Germany international.

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Arsenal Odds-On To Sign Draxler, But Would It Be A Good Move?

With just a handful of days left of the January transfer window, we can expect to see a flurry of activity across the country in terms of transfers. There have already been a few high profile deals go through - Juan Mata to Manchester United and Nemanja Matic to Chelsea the two that stand out for me - but I have a feeling there could be plenty more, with this being one of them. Arsenal are now being priced (by Sky Bet) at a staggering 1/4 to sign Schalke playmaker Julian Draxler.

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All four English teams through to Champions League knockout stages, but how far can they go?

All four English teams have made it to the latter stages of the Champions League with Manchester United and Chelsea topping their groups whilst Manchester City and Arsenal finished runners ups in theirs.

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Draxler vs De Bruyne: Would It Be A Fair Swap? The Statistics

After reports from top German source SportBild saying there could be some sort of swap deal between Chelsea and Schalke for the services of Kevin de Bruyne and Julian Draxler, I thought that I would compare the two statistically. Who would get the better deal, if any?

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Draxler Confirms Interest In Arsenal Move, But Where Would He Fit In With Current Crop?

Arsenal are slowly incorporating a spine of German players into their side. Per Mertesacker, Lukas Podolski and Mesut Ozil are the trio who are currently key players in the side, and the Gunners also hold Serge Gnabry, Gedion Zelalem and Thomas Eisfeld on the fringes. Now the Metro are reporting that there could be another arriving in north London in the shape of Julian Draxler, although not in January.

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3 Schalke Players Who Could Hurt Chelsea Tonight In The Champions League

Ahead of Chelsea's Champions League clash with Schalke tonight, here are three players from the Bundesliga side who I think have the potential to hurt the Blues.

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5 Chelsea Players Who Need To Pull Their Socks Up This Season

With Chelsea Football Club's own version of God returning to Stamford Bridge over the summer, big things were expected. Jose Mourinho was back and was expected to bring in a raft of signings to turn Chelsea from Europa League winners to champions of England once more.

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Julian Draxler - The Next Big Thing

I realise the statement that I made in the title is rather bold, but if you've seen him over an extended period of time then you'll realise my statement isn't as bold as first thought. The 19-year-old German has spent his entire professional career at Schalke and most of his youth days as well. He also plays for the German national team, which says an awful lot about the quality of the player if he already features for Germany at his age.

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Cyberbully apologizes to Timo

It emerged this week that Schalke 04 goalkeeper Timo Hildebrand was the victim of online bullying or 'Cyberbullying' if you will.

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Holtby Ready To Bolt (Video)

Arsene Wenger will be rubbing his hands together

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The Germans are coming

For a while the Bundesliga was the butt of all European football jokes. One of the main reasons cited was because Bayern Munich snapped up six Bundesliga titles between 2000-2010, cementing their position as Germany's most successful club team. 

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The Bundesliga upheaval has been ongoing for years (Video)

FC Schalke 04 made history on Wednesday night becoming the first foreign team to defeat Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. In doing so, fans are all of sudden becoming blissfully aware of the re-emergence of the Bundesliga as though after one 90 minute spell, German football has suddenly overtaken the Premiership in stakes of quality.

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