Dortmund has reportedly refused Arsenal’s bid for the Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and still holding out for a £52m fee including Olivier Giroud moving to the other side.

Despite Giroud not in Wenger’s first team, the Bundesliga side is keen on bringing the Frenchman to Signal Iduna park to combine with Dortmund’s plethora of attacking options in Mario Gotze, Christian Pulisic, Marco Reus and Andriy Yarmolenko.


Although Dortmund are reportedly growing increasingly frustrated by Arsenal’s slow progress in negotiations, Arsenal remain hopeful of wrapping up a deal to sign Aubameyang with Arsene Wenger reportedly making plans to include him in his team for their next game against Swansea City.


While Arsenal are said to be confident of wrapping up the deal, Wenger has publicly remained coy on the striker’s possible arrival.

“The best is I don’t talk about that because it wouldn’t help,” Wenger said following his side’s 2-1 win over Chelsea which booked a place in the Carabao Cup final.


“I think if something happens, it happens. If it doesn’t happen, then we are strong enough to focus on the players we have and focus on the job with the players we have. I am perfectly happy with the players I have. We got Mkhitaryan in and I have a strong squad.”

Aubameyang, who was dropped for Friday’s draw with Hertha Berlin, has since returned to training and could even feature for Peter Stoger’s side this weekend.
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