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Julian Draxler reveals he “would’ve been happy to join Juventus and agreed terms, but they didn’t strike a deal with Schalke.”

The creative midfielder had been the number one target for Juve last summer, but eventually joined Wolfsburg for €36m.

“During the year I looked upon Juve with curiosity,” Draxler told La Gazzetta dello Sport.

“If in October, considering the results, I thought I’d avoided a potential banana skin with the departures of Andrea Pirlo, Arturo Vidal and Carlos Tevez, I must admit that in hindsight it would’ve been nice to win the Scudetto and Coppa Italia.

“There was a lot of criticism at that stage, including for Paulo Dybala, but the quality of the side emerged in the long run. For example, in my view, Juve deserved to go through in the Champions League against Bayern.

“I would’ve had a lot of fun playing for such a strong team with people like Paul Pogba and Dybala. There is a calmer atmosphere at Wolfsburg and the media pressure is easier to deal with too. That’s why I decided to come here, to grow in a relaxed way.

“It was an honour that Juventus wanted me and tried for so long to get the signature. It is a club I had always followed with interest.

“In August there were several different meetings as they tried to reach an agreement with Schalke on the transfer fee. I had agreed terms with Juventus already, as far as I was concerned it was a done deal, but the two clubs couldn’t agree.

“At the last minute Wolfsburg sold Kevin De Bruyne and contacted me to replace him. This is a big club that won two trophies last season and it gave me the chance to stay in Germany.

“Wolfsburg and Schalke agreed terms immediately, so I decided to accept that second option. If the negotiations with Juventus had been shorter, I would be in Turin today.

“I needed something new and my growth process had stalled, so I told Schalke I wanted to leave and to listen to any offers that arrived. I knew they expected a lot of money, but I was clear in my desire to be sold.”

@Nostradamus :lol:
 

Valerio.

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Is this a bad thing? Wasn't he just declared best player in Germany?

Looks like a dynamic player (something Juventus would need) that has a ton of goals and assists and looks to be in the best form of his career.
Pjanic can play more roles than Mktarian and we need midfielders while mktarian is a COC or at best a winger in a 4-2-3-1.
We need to get Pjanic we really need. Dunno how can people be so blind.
We're getting money from Morata pay for PJANIC damn it.
Give him 5m he is worth it. If Marotta let him go................
 
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    Strange player, strange season.

    He was excellent in the CL this year in almost every match I watched them play. But very mediocre in Bundesliga, and one of the main under performers that contributed to Wolfsburg dropping all the way from 2nd to 8th this year.

    Kind of like Morata. Great in Europe, mediocre in the league.
    So needs open space, not for Serie A I guess.
     

    Hydde

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    HAHAHAHAHAHAAH Never seen this one!!!

    Is gold!

    I got nostalgic and remembered my digital contribution to this forum: The almighty Beppe smilie :touched: :

    :beppe:
     
    Aug 26, 2014
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    France have had good kids since the days Clairefontaine was built, plus Paris is a huge city, and PSG are completely unrivaled nationally in terms of attraction. They are probably poaching a lot of the best ones at a younger age. It's not like in Italy where the best kids could sign for a number of big sides.
    Thats very good for them imagine if we had that kind of set up in Italy.
     

    Orgut

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    Strange player, strange season.

    He was excellent in the CL this year in almost every match I watched them play. But very mediocre in Bundesliga, and one of the main under performers that contributed to Wolfsburg dropping all the way from 2nd to 8th this year.

    Kind of like Morata. Great in Europe, mediocre in the league.
    Well we need those... I wouldnt mind winning the scudetto with only 1 game to spare if that means winning the CL
    The scudetto will be won whatever we do... The CL however is where we always fail to win
     
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