The bidding for Alvaro Negredo has officially begun. Champions League semi-finalist, Borussia Dortmund has set its sights on the Spanish forward and put the wheels in motion to sign the current top Spanish goalscorer in La Liga.

MARCA has been informed that the German club has been in contact with the club through Negredo’s agents and has made an €18m offer - a significant amount and €3m more than the transfer fee that Sevilla paid for him back in the day. It isn’t a secret that Del Nido will have to sell this summer.

The Dortmund manager, Jürgen Klopp has short-listed Negredo to replace lanky forward Robert Lewandowski, who will probably move on to pastures new next summer. For now, not a word is being said about Negredo’s future, but it would appear that his departure negotiations are at an advanced stage.

Potential suitors will have to move quickly if they don’t want to miss out on the striker. Remember that Everton already wanted him last January and went as far as offering €13m. Tottenham has also had an eye on him and even Rafa Benítez asked Chelsea to sign the striker.