Borussia Dortmund have had a bid rejected for Bayer Leverkusen forward Karim Bellarabi.
The Bundesliga club are in talks with Manchester United over the sale of Henrikh Mkhitaryan, whose contract expires next summer.
And Dortmund are already preparing for life without the Armenia international, who scored 11 goals and registered 15 assists in 31 Bundesliga games last season, by targeting one of Leverkusenβs key players.βThere was an official request from Dortmund few days ago, but it was instantly rejected,β Leverkusenβs sporting director Voller told Bild.
βTo sell Karim is not an option for us at Leverkusen. He is definitely staying, he is not for sale.β - Goal