Serge Gnabry has Arsenal fans dreaming of a sensational return to the club, six years after swapping north London for Germany.
The German international made just 10 Premier League appearances in three full seasons with the Gunners, before a hugely disappointing loan spell with West Brom.
His stint at the Hawthorns ended when Tony Pulis infamously declared he was “not at the level” required for the Baggies.
Following that, he joined Werder Bremen in 2016, instantly becoming one of the most effective and dangerous wide players in the Bundesliga.
He has now hit double figures for goals every season since, winning three league titles, two German cups and a Champions League with Bayern Munich.
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Gnabry already has 10 goals this term, but talks over extending his contract beyond 2023 remain in the balance, with Sky Sports reporting differences between salary expectations with the chances of renewing at 50:50.
And Gnabry has sent Arsenal fans into a frenzy by posting a picture on his social media in a throwback Gunners shirt.
The 26-year-old was pictured in shirts belonging to Germany, Bayern Munich and Arsenal, with supporters quick to jump to conclusions.
He has spoken in glowing terms about his time at Arsenal and previously said that should he move back to English football, his old team would be “the favourite”.
“Without being in England, I would not be the player I am now. There was Arsenal’s quick playing style, for example, which I learned,” he said in 2016.
“When you are a young player and you get to train with such top players as there are at Arsenal for three years then of course you take something away with you and it improves you.
“That was definitely the case with me. I probably would not be here now [at Bayern Munich] if I had not been in England.”
His journey from Albion reject to Bayern regular is something Gnabry is more than happy to discuss, now set for the best goalscoring season of his career.
"You always hear a little bit about it or people in the UK ask me about it," he told CBS Sports two years ago. "It looks like it won't stop, all I can say is I'm proud of the journey I've taken.
"To be a Champions League winner now when a couple of years back I was doubted is obviously a great thing for me.
"Of course after having struggled a lot it was difficult to pick myself up.
"The biggest thing is that self-confidence, that I knew what I was capable of. I never lost that.
"The second biggest point in that way is I was playing a lot, not having so many injuries, so many little things that kept me out of games.”
