Overview
- Multiple outlets reported on Sunday that Arsenal have escalated interest in Borussia Dortmund forward Maximilian Beier from long-term monitoring to a more serious scouting evaluation.
- Sources say Arsenal’s scouts have followed Beier for about 12 months and have had extra chances to watch him in person because Ethan Nwaneri is on loan at Dortmund.
- Beier joined Dortmund from Hoffenheim in 2024 for roughly €30 million and is credited in reports with about 20 goals and 14 assists since that move.
- Manchester United and Tottenham were said to have checked on Beier over the summer and no club has been reported to have made a formal offer, so the interest should be treated as unconfirmed intelligence.
- Pursuing Beier would fit Arsenal’s recent recruitment pattern of targeting multifunctional attackers and, if it progressed, could provide manager Mikel Arteta with a player who can play centrally, wide or as a No.10.