Arsenal are lining up a move for Borussia Dortmund forward Marco Reus should Alexis Sanchez leave over his contract dispute.
Reus, who has only recently returned to action after a long spell on the sidelines with injury, has long been linked with a move to the Premier League club.
He has scored more than 20 goals in two of his three previous seasons at Dortmund and, although under contract until 2019, could receive a huge pay rise at Arsenal.
August 15: Club announced Reus was due to return to training - a schedule manager Thomas Tuchel later said was not possible
And Emirates manager Arsene Wenger has made the 27-year-old Germany international his No 1 target amid fears he will lose star striker Sanchez.