Juventus director Beppe Marotta confirmed an initial offer for Julian Draxler and listed the Scudetto contenders.

This evening Schalke 04 announced they had “received and rejected” a bid from the Bianconeri for Draxler, reported to be €22m including bonuses.

“In a very realistic way, there are many proposals in the market. Today we presented an offer based on our evaluations and I think there’s still a big gap,” Marotta told Sky Sport Italia.

Juventus director Beppe Marotta confirmed an initial offer for Julian Draxler and listed the Scudetto contenders.

This evening Schalke 04 announced they had “received and rejected” a bid from the Bianconeri for Draxler, reported to be €22m including bonuses.

“In a very realistic way, there are many proposals in the market. Today we presented an offer based on our evaluations and I think there’s still a big gap,” Marotta told Sky Sport Italia.

“That was one of the many proposals we have put forward during this market. The player belongs to Schalke 04, so obviously it ultimately depends on them.

“We are in no rush, but the squad at Allegri’s disposal is solid and we are trying to add a few cherries to the cake.

“We are working on a trequartista, or at least a midfielder with certain characteristics, and a left-back who can act as an alternative to Patrice Evra while Kwadwo Asamoah recovers from his injury.

“We are looking for eclectic players, who can allow us to set out the team in various different ways. We are looking for a midfielder with certain characteristics.”

The Serie A fixture list was drawn up today and Juventus open their campaign against Udinese, but visit Roma in Week 2.

“Before talking about favourites for the Scudetto, we need to see how this transfer window ends. Inter have strengthened a great deal, plus the usual Roma and Napoli.

Milan have changed Coach and brought in some important players, so I believe this will be the most intriguing campaign of the last four years.”

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