Arsenal could swoop for long-term target Lukas Podolski after the striker revealed he is unhappy with FC Koln.
The 26-year-old has hit out at the German club for not fulfilling the promises made to him when he joined them in a shock move from Bayern Munich two-years ago.
The German international is ready to walk away from the RheinEnergieStadion in the summer and would no doubt jump at the chance of a move to the Emirates Stadium should Arsene Wenger pursue his interest.
Wenger wants another top striker in the summer, possibly two if Robin van Persie moves to either Real Madrid or Barcelona, and is known to be a big fan of the German.
Podolski has not mentioned Arsenal just yet but he is clearly unhappy at Koln and a move away is on the cards.
"I was told that a team would be built around me so that we could establish ourselves first in the top eight and then in the top six," he told Bild am Sonntag.
"I had lots of promises made to me before my move here and I wanted to play my part in achieving these things together.
"(Former Cologne coach) Christoph Daum once said that lots of promises are made, but few are maintained here and I think my situation confirms that.
"When you see what perspectives were shown to me and what has actually happened in the end, it is disappointing."