According to L’Equipe, Paris Saint-Germain are looking to sign Arsenal midfielder Matteo Guendouzi – and would be willing to offer Julian Draxler in the deal.
It’s claimed that PSG want to bring Guendouzi back to the club, six years since he left PSG’s academy for Lorient.
Guendouzi appears to be out of favour under Mikel Arteta, and Arsenal would no doubt love to sell the 21-year-old to raise funds.
However, PSG seemingly don’t want to spend big money, and are keen to offer Draxler in a part-exchange deal.
Draxler, 26, started just nine league games last season and didn’t start a single Champions League game, with Thomas Tuchel seemingly not much of a fan.
The playmaker should be looking to play first-team football elsewhere, and Arsenal could give him that given Mesut Ozil’s uncertain future.
The former Schalke man is a target for Leeds United according to RMC Sport, but with the Whites struggling to convince him to join, Arsenal could be more appealing.
Arsenal’s links with Draxler go back a long, long way. Arsene Wenger wanted him in 2014 according to The Guardian, and 2017 according to the Daily Mail.
Wenger was never able to bring the German to Arsenal, but Mikel Arteta will now be given the chance to do so – if these reports are to be believed.
Arsenal’s record transfer deals
- Nicolas Pepe
£72 million
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
£56 million
- Alexandre Lacazette
£52 million
- Thomas Partey
45 million
- Mesut Ozil
£42 million
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