Arsenal has approached Bayern Munich on a deal for Javi Martínez, as Arsène Wenger has targeted central midfield as an area to improve.
Martínez has struggled to secure a consistent place in Pep Guardiola's starting XI.
Martínez joined Bayern two years ago in what was a club record £32 million deal. He still has a further three years remaining on his contract at Bayern but sources in Germany have suggested that the 25-year-old is unhappy with his role under Guardiola.
Despite Martínez’s own preference for midfield, Guardiola has also experimented with him in the center-back role he once played for Atletico Bilbao.