Arsene Wenger has responded to Julian Draxler rumours (Picture: Getty)

Arsene Wenger has moved to cool talk that Arsenal are closing in on a £36million deal for Schalke star Julian Draxler.

The 20-year-old play-maker is believed to be closing in on a switch to the Gunners, after club officials agreed a deal with Schalke this week.

But despite reports in both England and Germany on the deal, Wenger says talk of Draxler’s arrival is ‘an illusion’, while adding that no new players are close to joining Arsenal.

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Arsenal want to sign Draxler (Picture: Getty)

‘That is an illusion. There is nothing happening, honestly no,’ Wenger said.

‘We don’t need to take players on the flanks – we have 17 players on the flanks.’



Draxler has made no secret of his interest in joining Arsenal in recent weeks – and it’s thought that any deal for the attacker would most likely happen in the summer.

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