Schalke 04 deny Julian Draxler bids

Schalke 04 sporting director Horst Heldt has insisted that there have been no bids for attacking starlet Julian Draxler in the January transfer window.

There have been suggestions that Draxler is being lined up by Arsenal for a move, but Heldt said that at the moment the German would remain a Schalke player.

"There are no offers from not a single club," Heldt told Sky Sports News. "We still hope that Julian stays, but there are elements we can't influence."

The 20-year-old has been capped 10 times by Germany.