PSG adds attacking midfielder Draxler from Wolfsburg

Wolfsburg's Julian Draxler is joining Paris Saint-Germain. (Michael Sohn/AP)

WOLFSBURG, Germany — Germany attacking midfielder Julian Draxler is joining Paris Saint-Germain from Wolfsburg in a deal reportedly worth up to 47 million euros (around $49 million).

Wolfsburg says the 23-year-old Draxler is getting a 4 1/2 year deal subject to a medical examination with the French side. Both sides agreed not to disclose the transfer fee.

News agency dpa reports a fee of 42 million euros ($43.9 million) with bonuses of up to 5 million euros ($5.2 million).

Draxler joined Wolfsburg from Bundesliga rival Schalke in August 2015 to replace Belgian international Kevin de Bruyne, but he never really settled at the Volkswagen-backed club.

He scored five goals in 34 league games for Wolfsburg. Altogether he has 23 goals in 153 Bundesliga games, and three in 27 games for Germany.

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