Arsenal are looking to complete the signing of Pierre Emerick Aubameyang this month.
The Gunners are set to let Alexis Sanchez leave in the next couple of days with Chelsea and Manchester United looking to prize the Chilean away.
Sanchez would likely join United for £30 million plus Henrikh Mkhitaryan, and the Gunners don’t want to waste time in replacing him.
Aubameyang has just run into fresh problems with Dortmund and was left out of their team for their weekend’s match, with the club’s boss claiming “there is a limit to what they can tolerate.”
Dortmund were among several teams who wanted to sign Giroud last summer, but the French man decided against leaving the Gunners.
However, playing time have been very limited this season and he is keen on leaving to save his World Cup spot.
Dortmund want £60 million for Aubameyang but his disciplinary problems mean any team trying to sign him would consider him a high-risk player.
Arsene Wenger also wants Malcom from Bourdeaux, but his priority is Aubameyang, and if he gets the Gabonese attacker, he would abandon his pursuit of the Brazilian youngster.
