Borussia Dortmund are becoming ‘increasingly angry’ with Arsenal’s slow negotiation tactics, according to reports in Germany.

A delegation of Ivan Gazidis, Sven Mislintat and Huss Fahmy are in Germany attempting to secure a deal for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Unfortunately, the latest news on their efforts isn’t encouraging.

According to Kicker, Arsenal’s sluggish approach to negotiations is making Dortmund angry to the point that a deal is looking “questionable”. The report suggests that Arsenal are acting as if all the pressure is on Dortmund to sell, and are taking far too long to meet their asking price for Aubameyang.

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From Dortmund’s perspective, they’re determined not to give into the striker’s “blackmail” and not look as if they’re seeking to move him on. It appears as if the Bundesliga side are becoming frustrated that Arsenal won’t meet his £61m valuation.

This whole report could be an attempt to persuade Arsenal to raise their offer. It even goes as far as saying that Olivier Giroud, who could join Dortmund on loan, is a victim of the whole saga.

It’s clear that both sides are doing their utmost to get the best possible deal. That means that a quick resolution on this isn’t likely, and that the saga could continue all the way to the deadline.

Matters aren’t helped with Dortmund manager Peter Stoger admitting the Gabon international will return to the first-team after having trained well in the week.

When Arsene Wenger was asked about the possibility of the deal now going ahead, the Frenchman was characteristically vague. He didn’t give an answer one way or another.

“I cannot tell you more. We’ve nothing to announce today and at the moment we stay where we are. We have added Mkhitaryan, lost Alexis and our squad is stable. If anything else happens I’d say I don’t know. It’s still possible but we’re far from being close,” Wenger said during his pre-Swansea presser on Friday morning.

Wenger also mentioned that he doesn’t want Giroud to go anywhere, saying, “I want Olivier to stay. If nobody comes in, nobody goes out.”