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Julian Draxler comes out openly on his desire to leave Wolfsburg this summer

By Reuters | 9yrs ago
Germany's defender Jerome Boateng (R) celebrates with Germany's midfielder Julian Draxler after scoring during the Euro 2016 round of 16 football match between Germany and Slovakia at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, near Lille, on June 26, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE HUGUEN

Arsenal-target Julian Draxler says he wants to leave Wolfsburg, just 12 months into his five-year contract slamming the Bundesliga club's coach and sports director in the process.

The 22-year-old Germany winger joined to much fanfare last August for 35 million euros ($39m) from Schalke, the club which nurtured him through their academy to become a Germany international.

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