Arsenal and Man United consider ‘astronomical’ bid for German winger Julian Draxler

Arsenal are fighting it out with Manchester United for the signature of Schalke winger Julian Draxler.

The Gunners have been tracking the 21-year-old's progress for over two years but they face stiff competition from their Premier League rivals as well as Juventus. Draxler looked set to sign for the Italian champions at the beginning of the summer but the deal fell through after the two clubs failed to agree a fee. Schalke have admitted that it would be difficult to turn down a huge fee, with the club's general manager Horst Heldt telling The Rheinischen Post: "If another club makes an astronomical offer for a player, for the good of the club you must always at least consider it. "We want to keep him, but we can only definitively put the issue to bed on August 31. To say anything else would not be honest."