Arsenal "have been in contact" with Borussia Dortmund midfielder Sven Bender about the possibility of him heading to north London, reported by Bild (h/t Lewis Rudd for Metro.co.uk).
The Gunners' alleged interest comes after Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton were linked with the £20 million-rated German, reported by the Daily Mail (h/t Izzy Horsefield of the Express).
Bender was linked with an Emirates Stadium switch as the summer transfer window loomed last year. He missed much of the 2014-15 season after undergoing knee surgery in January, accumulating just 14 Bundesliga starts during Dortmund's struggled run to seventh.