Another German talks up Gunners

Grosskreutz wants to follow Mertesacker's footsteps

After signing Per Mertesacker and being linked endlessly to Mario Gotze, Arsenal are now tipped to land another German – the 23-year old winger Kevin Grosskreutz.

Grosskreutz, who is Gotze’s teammate at Borussia Dortmund, guided his current team to the Bundesliga title with eight goals and seven assists last season.

Unlike Gotze, Grosskreutz has been a lot more open about discussing his ambitions of moving to the English top flight one day.

“If I do ever leave Dortmund, I would like to go to the Premier League in England, and my favorite club there is Arsenal,” Grosskreutz told Daily Mail.

Interestingly, after joining the Gunners, Mertesacker also immediately revealed that it was his life-long dream to play for Arsene Wenger’s side.

On the other hand, Gotze is refusing to talk about the subject of a potential transfer from Dortmund, with his most recent statement on the issue assuring the defending German champions that he will honor is contract.

“I am really happy here. That is all that counts. I have a contract here until 2014 and I am more than happy,” the midfield sensation told Sky Television over the weekend.

He added: “I think you can see that (my happiness) too and that is why I am happy to be here. We have so many amazing players in our side who try to push themselves to the limits in every training session and every game.”

All said and done, Gotze and Grosskreutz will be on the same page when Borussia Dortmund arrive at the Emirates to square off against Arsenal in their Champions League Group F clash on November 23.

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