Schalke 04 News

With Jamie Carragher having retired, Liverpool are looking to sign two centre backs and Schalke's Kyriakos Papadopoulos is a leading target.

Schalke 04's Julian Draxler celebrates a goal with team mate Sead Kolasinac during their German first division Bundesliga soccer match against SC Freiburg in Freiburg May 18, 2013.

German defender Christoph Metzelder also announced it was time to call it quits at the end of the current season, bringing the curtain down on an exciting career which was blighted by injury.

Only victory at Freiburg on the last match day of the season will suffice if Schalke 04 are to rescue a patchy season, striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar said on Monday.

A Branimir Hrgota hat-trick made sure Borussia Monchengladbach came out 4-2 victors against Mainz at the Coface Arena.

The forward has revealed BVB were interested in securing his services, with the 20-year-old earlier stating he would have to be "brainwashed" to join the club Schalke attacker Julian Draxler has admitted that Borussia Dortmund approached him to be a potential successor to Mario Gotze .

Stuttgart ruined Schalke's potential Champions League qualification party on the day the hosts' coach Jens Keller extended his contract with a 2-1 win at the Arena AufSchalke.

Manchester City have been strongly linked with a leading European coach to replace Roberto Mancini this summer, despite the club reaching the FA Cup final and finishing second in the Premier League .

Arsenal's hopes of luring Schalke 04 starlet Julian Draxler to the Emirates have been ended after the 19-year-old signed a new long term deal with the Bundesliga club.

Five sides are battling it out for European qualification while no fewer than four teams are still in danger of following Greuther Furth down into the second division.

SO, ARSENE WENGER is now the Premier League's longest serving manager with 17 years on the clock at Arsenal.

Goal.com picks out the best talent from across Germany on a weekend which saw BVB clash with Bayern and S04 take three vital points from their trip to Gladbach The 32nd round of Bundesliga action this season saw Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich clash in a rehearsal for the Champions League final and record a hotly-contested 1-1 draw.

Schalke ran out 1-0 victors against Borussia Monchengladbach thanks to a fabulous late Julian Draxler strike at Borussia Park on Friday.

With Sandro out injured and worries over the fitness of both Scott Parker and Tom Huddlestone Andre Villas-Boas had a decision to make regarding the transfer window; how could they strengthen their fragile looking midfield.

The playmaker has once more underlined his commitment to the Champions League chasers, while general manager Horst Heldt has priced him at a lofty a 100 million Schalke starlet Julian Draxler has confirmed that he wants to be playing for the club next season, with the club having attached a lofty 100 million price tag to his head.

Japan defender Atsuto Uchida is an injury concern for Schalke's remaining two league games after suffering a concussion in their 1-0 win at Borussia Moenchengladbach as the Royal Blues close in on a Champions League place.

Schalke consolidated fourth place in the Bundesliga thanks to a win at Borussia Monchengladbach which dents the Foals' hopes of playing in Europe next season.

The Stamford Bridge side are keen to snap up the 21-year-old centre-back ahead of rivals Manchester City.

The 19-year-old has enjoyed another promising season, catching the eye in Schalke's run to the last 16 of the Champions League.

Goal.com picks out the best talent from across the German top flight as the season begins to draw to a close The race for a top-four finish in the Bundesliga is heating up.