Arsenal and Mikel Arteta have been handed a huge boost heading into the summer transfer window.
That is because RB Leipzig have suggested that they could sell centre-back Dayot Upamecano in the upcoming window.
The 21-year-old has long been linked with Bayern Munich over the last few weeks, with the latest reports claiming Bayern are convinced they could seal a deal this summer.
Arsenal, Chelsea and both Manchester clubs, have also been credited with an interest in the defender who has impressed both in the Bundesliga and Champions League this season.
Leipzig had been hoping to extend the Frenchman’s current deal, but they have now appeared to have a change of stance and could be willing to sell the centre-back, who has just 12 months left on his current deal.
"In the Covid-19 crisis, we have other issues greater than concerns about contracts,” managing director Oliver Mintzlaff told Sport1.
"We know the terms of our players' contracts and I know them very well - especially that of our top performers.
"For us, it is a no go that the top performers will be allowed to leave our club free of charge.
"That’s the case with Timo Werner and that will be the case with Dayot Upamecano. I have the economic stability of the club in mind."
