Given his position and nationality, Gittens has drawn comparisons with Jadon Sancho who made a similar move to Dortmund in his late teenage years before returning to English football when he was signed by Manchester United in 2021.

Yet another Englishman starring at Borussia Dortmund is attracting interest from the Premier League's elite, with a report confirming Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham and Chelsea are all positioning them

Per Sky in Germany, there is interest from Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, and Tottenham in signing Gittens, but they face significant obstacles if they are to convince him to move. The 20-year-old winger has been in superb form this season,

Follow live coverage as West Ham United face Arsenal today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.

Arsenal takes on West Ham Saturday evening. Ahead of that game, Julen Lopetegui reminded those who think Manchester City or the resurgent Liverpool are the best that Arsenal is the league’s, if not the world’s, best team.