Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has lost faith in Wojciech Szczesny.
The Sun says Wenger tried in vain to sign Liverpool keeper Pepe Reina last year.
The Frenchman is desperate for a world-class stopper at the Emirates.
Wojciech Szczesny, Vito Mannone and Lukasz Fabianski have failed to fill the gloves vacated by German Jens Lehmann, who quit in 2008.