Julian Draxler has revealed that he had "agreed terms with Juventus" at the start of the 2015-16 campaign, but ultimately made the move to Wolfsburg due to the German club's sale of Kevin De Bruyne.
Draxler swapped Schalke 04 for Wolfsburg in last summer's transfer window, despite suggestions that a number of top-level European clubs wanted to sign the German international.
The 22-year-old admits that he would have liked to have joined Juventus, but the Italian champions could not come to an agreement with Draxler's former club.
"It was an honour for me that Juventus wanted me and tried so hard to sign me. I have always followed them closely," Draxler told La Gazzetta dello Sport.
"I had agreed terms with Juventus, but both clubs could not agree a deal. In the end Wolfsburg wanted me to replace Kevin De Bruyne. But I would have been a Juventus player had negotiations gone quicker.
"I kept a close eye on Juventus this season. It looked like I had avoided a banana skin by October, but in the end it would have been nice to win the Scudetto and Coppa Italia with Juventus."
Draxler scored nine times in 34 appearances for Wolfsburg during the 2015-16 campaign.
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