Arsenal edge ahead of Chelsea in race for Jamie Gittens as Borussia Dortmund forced to significantly drop €100m price tag

German publication Ruhr Nachrichten, via Fussball Transfers, states that Chelsea were previously at the front of the queue for the speedy winger but now Arsenal have leapfrogged them in the pecking order.

The report adds that the 20-year-old, whose contract runs until 2028, has told Dortmund he wants to leave the club this summer and after previously holding out for a €100 million (£85m) transfer exit, talk of a fee is now closer to €50-60m (£42.6m-51m).

Despite those reports, Dortmund's sporting director Lars Ricken dismissed claims the former Manchester City academy player wants to move on.

He said: "That's not true. The boy was already with us in the youth system, where an extremely strong relationship of trust developed. He identifies 100 percent with BVB."

It remains to be seen if Gittens, who has scored 12 goals for Dortmund this season, will still be at the Bundesliga team next term.