Borussia Dortmund fear they could lose Sven Bender to Arsenal this summer.
German newspaper Bild is reporting that the Bundesliga giants feat the 26-year-old could jump ship because Arsenal are capable of offering him significantly more than he is currently paid.
Bender is on a €3 million-a-year contract at Signal Iduna Park, which works out at roughly £41,000-a-week.
The Gunners would be able to offer the central midfielder a payrise as well as being able to guarantee him a fair amount of first-team football.
Arsenal have been linked to a number of holding midfielders this summer, most-notably Southampton’s Morgan Schneiderlin.