Borussia Dortmund's Greek defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos is a £12 million target for Arsenal.
The Mirror says the 26-year-old centre half has been offered to the Gunners and they are trying to negotiate a cut-price deal, as Dortmund want £20m for him.
Arsenal boss Wenger is desperate for a defender after selling Thomas Vermaelen to Barcelona for £15m as he needs cover at centre-half.
Papastathopoulos - commonly known as Sokratis - is surplus to requirements at Dortmund, where Neven Subotic and Mats Hummels are the first-choice centre-backs, and the deal could get the green light.
