Draxler would welcome Arsenal midfielder at Paris Saint-Germain

Julian Draxler hasn’t even been at Paris Saint-Germain for six months but he is already calling for the club to sign fellow Germany international Mesut Ozil.

The Arsenal midfielder will only have 12 months remaining on his existing deal at the end of the season and has been tipped with a move away from the club this summer, although there hasn’t been any serious interest in his services.

Locked in contract disputes and demanding nearly double his current £130,000-a-week deal, not many clubs in Europe would be willing to lavish out on someone that is deemed a luxury player, but Draxler has welcomed the idea of linking up with his international teammate at PSG.

“Yeah, I would like to see my friend here, Mesut Ozil, because his Arsenal contract is nearly over,” Draxler told SFR Sport. “I think he has one more year. I think he is a great player and I enjoy playing with him in the national team and I would love to play with him at PSG.

“Yeah, we speak in a way like friends are talking and I say to him ‘come to PSG.’ He is laughing and he said to me last summer ‘come to Arsenal.’ It is just like this.

“I do not know what he is planning, what his plans are but as I said, I would love to see him here because he is a great player and an even greater guy.“

Draxler joined PSG from Wolfsburg in January and has made a fine start to his career in Ligue 1, even being touted as the reason why Angel di Maria’s performances have suddenly improved.

However, for Ozil it has been a disappointing campaign from his usually very high standards, but nonetheless, he has still registered the most assists in the Premier League since the start of last season (25).

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