Euro Paper Talk: Liverpool’s Draxler loan raid; City talk to £80m Utd target

Liverpool have asked PSG about the possibility of bringing one of their creative stars to Anfield in January, while Pep Guardiola has met with an £80m transfer target of rivals Manchester United, according to Wednesday’s European papers.

 

LIVERPOOL CONTACT PSG OVER SHOCK LOAN SWOOP FOR GERMAN STAR

Liverpool have contacted PSG in a surprise bid to take Julian Draxler to Anfield in a loan deal in the January transfer window.

The Germany playmaker is said to be frustrated at the Parc des Princes after being asked to fulfill a deeper midfield role under Unai Emery and while he is settled at the club, L’Equipe claim Liverpool are hoping to cash in by bringing him to the club in a short-term deal.

Draxler was a Liverpool target prior to the player’s move to Paris last year and initially impressed, scoring 10 goals in 25 appearances.

But the arrival of Kylian Mbappe and Neymar have forced him to play deeper – and Draxler’s influence has waned as a result, having only scored two goals in 14 games this season.

And with the player desperate to show PSG what they’re missing, L’Equipe report Jurgen Klopp wants to take him to Anfield until the end of the season. They add that while a permanent deal would be difficult for Liverpool to pull off because of Draxler’s reluctance to give up on PSG, they could have more luck if they offer him a loan.

 

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AND THE REST

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has reportedly held initial talks with Real Madrid winger Marco Asensio over a move to the Etihad in a bid to beat Manchester United to his signature (Diario Gol)

Real Madrid have drawn up a five-man shortlist of players they’d like to sign to revolutionise the club (Diario Gol)

Cristiano Ronaldo doesn’t want Mauro Icardi at Real Madrid because he prefers to play with Karim Benzema (Don Balon)

Arsenal and Galatasaray target Arda Turan has told Barcelona he wants to quit the club as soon as the transfer window opens (Fanatik)

PSG goalkeeper Alphonse Areola remains coy over his future amid claims he is set for a January move to Newcastle (Foot Mercato)

Besiktas president Fikret Orman has confirmed to the Turkish press he’s received no offers for Tottenham Hotspur target Dusko Tosic (TrtSpor, via Sport Witness)

Antoine Griezmann has put Manchester United back on alert by admitting there is still a “possibility” he could sign for them (AS)

Griezmann has also admitted he had the chance to join Tottenham in the summer of 2014 (AS)

Arsenal and Manchester United have both sent scouts to watch Danilo Pereira in action for Porto in the past week (O Jogo)

Besiktas defender Pepe has admitted that he would like to be reunited with former Real Madrid team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo (CNN)

Ronaldo has hit out at the media over claims he has fallen out with Real Madrid teammate Sergio Ramos

Fulham and QPR are both interested in a move for PSG midfielder Christopher N’Kunku (Calciomercato)

Rafael van der Vaart, formerly of Tottenham, Real Madrid and Real Betis, is set for a move to Indonesian side Bali United (Football Espana)