Julian Draxler would be interested in joining Arsenal (Picture: Getty)

Schalke play-maker Julian Draxler has admitted he would be ‘very interested’ in a future transfer to Arsenal.

Draxler, 20, is seen as the rising star of German football and has been consistently linked with a move to the Premier League in recent months.

Manchester United and Chelsea are known to hold an interest, while Arsenal are believed to have a team of scouts regularly checking his progress.

And amid growing talk that the Gunners are preparing a bid for the player, Draxler says he would be interested in moving to the Emirates Stadium.


‘I have always said English teams are very big clubs and Arsenal is of course one of them,’ said Draxler.



‘Of course I sometimes speak to Mesut Ozil or Per Mertesacker about the team, about the club, and they always have good words and they tell me nice things.

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Draxler doesn’t want to risk his World Cup place by moving in January (Picture: Getty)

‘They always have very young players, they play attractive football and that’s what I like.

‘You never know what happens – but Arsenal is a very, very nice team.’

Draxler will not be tipping up in north London anytime soon though – because he has vowed to stay put in the January transfer window.

The pass-master will not jeopardise his World Cup chances by moving mid-season, with a summer switch now on the cards instead.

‘I won’t switch in the winter,’ he added.

‘It’s very important for me to play nearly every game. For my club I have the chance to play nearly every game, it’s important for me to improve myself.

‘I’ve said every summer I have to look what is the best for me and I will do in the summer again and we will see what happens.’