Arsenal leading the race to sign £20m Bundesliga playmaker – report

Arsenal are the only Premier League club to have submitted an offer for Borussia Dortmund playmaker Henrikh Mkhitaryan, according to Squawka.

The Armenia international has been linked with a move to England in recent months amid initial interest from deposed Premier League champions Chelsea.

However, Arsenal emerged as front-runners to sign the 27-year-old as Arsene Wenger looks to bolster his attacking options at the Emirates Stadium ahead of the 2016/17 season.

The Dortmund midfielder’s agent Mino Raiola revealed that Mkhitaryan is holding out for a move to their bitter rivals United on Tuesday afternoon in what represented a blow to Arsenal’s hopes of signing a second midfielder from the Bundesliga following Granit Xhaka’s acquisition.

However, according to Squawka, Arsenal are the only Premier League club to have submitted a bid for the Dortmund playmaker despite the player seemingly preferring a move to the Red Devils.

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Mkhitaryan scored 11 times and made 15 assists in 31 Bundesliga appearances for the German side last season.