Julian Draxler Be Warned "The Grass May Not Be Greener In Juventus

Paulo Dybala, Simone Zaza, Mario Mandukic , Fernandi Illorente and Alvaro Morata.  These players are strikers for Juventus football club in Italy.  Juventus does not play more than two strikers in any of the matches and a look at their squad shows that their
striking department is well grounded. It therefore came as a surprise, that Juventus are constantly linked with Schalke Midfielder Julien Draxler. With the losses of Andrea Pirlo, Carlos Tevez and Arturo Vidal, it is only wise that Juventus rebuild the team to avoid the sort of thing that happened to Milan giants Inter and AC when they were in their peak to happen to them ( Juventus). Also Juventus is now a weakened side and if proper care isn't taken, they may not retain the league trophy they won last season. This is because rivals Inter and AC Milan have strengthened their squad and splashed their cash unlike in recent years.

Therefore, the signing of Draxler may not improve Juventus given that he may be a square peg in a round hole. For a better understanding of the case against Draxler a few minutes look at statistics will surely help us . Draxler emerged as a big talent of German football a long time ago and till date hasn't reached up to that potential. If proper care isn't taken he might end up as a "Near Man" and end up the same way ex-team mate Lewis Holtby ended up when he left Schalke to join Tottenham years back. Since his breakthrough, Draxler has not been consistent enough in any attacking position that he has played in, blowing hot and cold both as a winger and a playmaker(no10).

In the 2013/2014 season, he played 26 matches scoring a mere two goals with a shot accuracy of 42%, creating 52 chances and with an impressive 54% average duels won. In the 2014/2015 season things got worse as injury restricted him to only 15 appearances with a solitary two goals, improving his shot accuracy to 50% and creating a less impressive 11 chances with just one assist, but improving on his average duels winning 57%. At 24 years of age, Draxler is far from a finished article and is certainly one for the future but the question is that he is going to join Juventus team at a time the pressure may be much given that the likes of Vidal and Pirlo are long gone. He may not have the patience that was afforded the likes of Paul Pogba and Alvaro Morata when they both joined the club. Having just recovered from injury, it will be better for Draxler to stay back in Schalke and try and gain match fitness and form before leaving for another club. This is the same thing that was thoroughly thought of and considered by Ilkay Gundogan before resigning with Borussia Dortmund this season after his contract ran out. This is surely the wrong time for Draxler to consider moving to Turin. If he was not sure of first team action in Schalke, then it would have been wise for him to leave. What should really matter to Draxler for now, constant is game time and fitness and not trophy. At 24, he still has a lot of years ahead of him and will have much more chances of moving to big clubs like Juventus later on in his career.

At £20 million, Draxler is a big gamble for Juventus which may back fire and hurt the player’s confidence and career development. It will surely be a win-win if Juventus allow Draxler to stay one more year in Schalke and also for Draxler to stay back at his boyhood club for one more season. Draxler should be warned that the grass may not be greener elsewhere.