Benfica make late move for PSG’s Julian Draxler

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·31 August 2022

Benfica make late move for PSG’s Julian Draxler

As reported by , PSG’s Julian Draxler (28) is expected in Lisbon on Wednesday to complete a medical with Benfica.

A coup for the Portuguese side, SLB manager Roger Schmidt initially had his sights on Eintracht Frankfurt’s Daichi Kamada, who has entered the final year of his contract, but SGE’s Markus Krösche reiterated that the Bundesliga side have no intention of selling the Japan international.

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Instead, Benfica are moving for Draxler, who needs regular football if he is to feature in Hansi Flick’s Germany squad for the 2022 World Cup. Per the report, it’s clear that although a contract at PSG, Draxler wasn’t going to get sufficient playing time and a departure has beckoned for some time.