Rooney can be bought for 45m Euros.

Volante wrote:

Rooney can be bought for 45m Euros.

think he'll join chelsea. costa is an option, but not sure who else would be a better signing than draxler. mandzukic?

Rayman wrote:

For 45m you could pretty much get any player you want, Draxler may be worth that in a few years, not now though.

Not in this market you won't

Maybe 3-5 years ago

y va marquer wrote:

How does Griezmann compare to Draxler?

Spritelier although less powerful.

Not convinced either are a perfect fit for us.

I'd quite like giovinco for the left

Hmm. Don't know really. I have a feeling about Griezmann but that's probably just because he's scored plenty of goals this season.

y va marquer wrote:

Hmm. Don't know really. I have a feeling about Griezmann but that's probably just because he's scored plenty of goals this season.

I'd be concerned is just a flash in the pan

Giovinco? Draxler would be way more exciting.

Giovinco will never be anything more than flashes of talent. Destined to be talisman of a club like Atalanta or Bari or somewhere like that.

Am I the only one who thinks Draxler looks somewhat similar to Pires?

E: Not as good looking though.

@lorddulaarsenal wrote:
y va marquer wrote:

Hmm. Don't know really. I have a feeling about Griezmann but that's probably just because he's scored plenty of goals this season.

I'd be concerned is just a flash in the pan

True. It'd be a gamble.

draxler is much better than giovinco. i'd say draxler could be on the same level as hazard within 1-2 years here, but not sure we really need him. i think we should wait until the summer, focus on bringing in costa and then assess the situation.

Hazard has a lot more ability IMO. Much faster, better 1v1.

Apparently Schalke are the ones pushing the Draxler transfer. Maybe he can be got for less than the release clause.

est wrote:

Am I the only one who thinks Draxler looks somewhat similar to Pires?

Not a bad comparison. His style is more German obviously but that's the kind of role I think he would play for us.

I'm for Draxler as long as his transfer doesn't prevent us from buying Costa/Benzema in the summer. His finishing is excellent and his dribbling is penetrative and at pace. The closest we have to a player of his type are Podolski and Walcott and neither are good enough to be starters if we want to be a top side. Hazard and Gotze have more all-around ability but Draxler is more direct and more of a goalscorer and that's the kind of player we're looking for.