Borussia Dortmund director of football Michael Zorc has been approached about taking in a job in the Premier League with Arsenal believed to be interested in the German.

Zorc has been sounded out by a firm of London-based headhunters who have been used by Arsenal in the past about the possibility of a switch to England.

Although the club in question is being kept a closely guarded secret by all parties, Arsenal are on the lookout for a sporting director and it is understood 54-year-old Zorc is interested in the proposal he received.

Former Arsenal winger Marc Overmars, who is director of football at Ajax, has claimed that he is on a list of candidates for the Arsenal post.

Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis wants to appoint a sporting director to either work with Arsene Wenger or a new Arsenal manager if the Frenchman leaves.