Arsène Wenger has been accused of being “disrespectful” by Borussia Dortmund after he said that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang would fit in at the north London club.

The Arsenal manager is interested in signing Aubameyang as one of two replacements for Alexis Sánchez, who has been made to train with the youth team as his proposed move to Manchester United drags on. Dortmund left their striker out of the squad to play Hertha Berlin tonight, and Michael Zorc, their sporting director, appeared to mock Wenger by suggesting that he should be more worried about Arsenal’s results.

“We find it disrespectful to respond to [questions about] players from other clubs,” Zorc said. “There is no contact with Arsenal. We assume that Arsène Wenger is busy enough with the