Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Julian Draxler has not played in the Benfica season so far. According to O Jogo, the Portuguese club does not intend to keep him after his loan.
Loaned for a season to Benfica by Paris Saint-Germain, Julian Draxler should not last forever in the Lisbon area. The Germany international (58 caps, 7 goals) weighed in too little sportingly during the first part of the season for the Portuguese club, who want to renew the experience, he expects. Oh jojo. He was also slowed by a muscle injury that sidelined him for several weeks in the fall. So far, the German international has played 512 minutes in 13 matches, of which only five are as a starter in all competitions, and he has scored two goals.
“A very important player,” his coach hopes
In the midst of the Qatar World Cup, where the 2014 world champions did not feature for the Nationalmanchaft, avoiding the fiasco of elimination in the first round, Benfica coach Roger Schmidt publicly backed Julian Draxler despite the criticism, assuring he would. “Very important player” in the second part of the season. Benfica supporters continue to show sympathy for him in the stands. Despite everything, for OJogo, there is no doubt that his adventure at Benfica will come to an end at the end of the current season.
Draxler has a current contract until 2024 in Paris, where he signed in 2017 from Wolfsburg. After extending it for another three years in May 2021, Julian Draxler opened the door to his departure from Paris Saint-Germain last summer, wanting to get playing time for the World Cup in Qatar, but convinced of the “quality of this team” from Paris Saint-Germain. Unfortunately, since his arrival in Paris, Draxler has been unable to impose himself, with his impact limited to a few Champions League strikes. In five seasons with Rouge et Bleu, Draxler won 12 trophies, including four French championships and played 198 games for 26 goals and 41 assists.
