Borussia Dortmund's sporting director has said he will not be drawn on "half-baked" speculation that Marco Reus could join Arsenal this summer.

There has been speculation in England for several weeks that Arsenal have identified Reus, 27, as potential replacement for Alexis Sanchez should the Chile international fail to agree a new contract at the Emirates Stadium.

On Wednesday, the rumours surfaced in the German media when Bild reported that Arsenal have initiated another attempt to lure Reus away from his hometown club and are prepared to offer €60 million.

Asked to comment by the tabloid, sporting director Michael Zorc said: "I won't waste my time with half-baked stuff. It's not known to me that Marco wants to leave us."

Marco Reus has been linked with a move to Arsenal in recent weeks. Alexandre Simoes/Borussia Dortmund/Getty Images

The former Dortmund youth academy player, who is under contract until 2019, has suffered with a number of injury problems in recent years.

Since returning to Dortmund in 2012 after a spell with Borussia Monchengladbach, Reus has played 173 competitive games for the club, scoring 81 goals and providing 59 assists.

He missed the 2014 World Cup with a ligament tear in his ankle and then Euro 2016 with adductor problems, which also kept him on the sidelines for a significant spell at the start of the current Bundesliga season.