Arsenal are eyeing up a move for Borussia Dortmund star Marco Reus to replace Theo Walcott . The England winger risked irking Arsene Wenger by claiming talks over a new deal have not started , despite the Gunners boss repeatedly stating the opposite . Wenger confirmed the club 's intention to offer Walcott a new contract in February and when asked about whether talks had started on March 13 , the Gunners boss replied : 'The first contacts have been made and we will see how that progresses . ' However , Walcott , who currently earns £90,000-per-week , took to Twitter to contradict his manager . Arsenal are already looking at potential replacements for Theo Walcott , as his contract comes to an end . Walcott has not completed 90 minutes for his club since January 2014 , and wants over £100,000 a week . Walcott has only recently returned from injury and is struggling to hold down a regular first-team place . In response to TV reports that he had been involved in a training-ground bust-up with Wenger , Walcott tweeted : ' I do n't normally comment on false stories about myself but reports about contract demands and bust-ups with the boss are complete nonsense . 'There have been no contract talks as yet and my current focus is not on contracts but on doing my best for Arsenal FC . ' Walcott 's tweet made for an intriguing twist in what is already turning out to be another uncomfortable contract extension saga between Arsenal and the England international . The 26-year-old wants north of £100,000-per-week to sign a new contract at the Emirates Stadium . Given he is not a first-team regular , the Arsenal hierarchy are showing a reluctance to meet Walcott 's pay demands . Likewise , Walcott is growing increasingly frustrated at his lack of game time since returning from a long-term knee injury . Walcott goes through his paces alongside fellow Arsenal and England star Kieran Gibbs on Thursday . Walcott , who is out of contract at the Emirates stadium next summer , trains alongside Harry Kane . The England winger took to social media to deny the claims that he and Arsene Wenger had fallen out . Walcott enters the final year of his contract at the end of the season and the Gunners will consider cashing in on the speedster in the summer , for a fee of around £15million , to avoid losing him for nothing in 2016 . And Sportsmail understands the club have already started identifying targets to replace Walcott if the contract stand-off can not be resolved . Dortmund forward Reus will lead the list of candidates to fill Walcott 's shoes if he leaves north London this summer . Theo Walcott has denied a bust-up with Arsenal over his new contract negotiations . Arsenal could turn their attentions back to Marco Reus if Walcott were to leave in the summer . Reus , who scored for Germany against Australia on Wednesday , has long been a favourite of Wenger . The Gunners failed in an attempt to sign the Germany international last summer , but retain a strong interest . The club 's global network of spies have been instructed to pinpoint potential candidates should Walcott leave . Given Walcott 's speed , Arsenal scouts are paying particular attention to pacy players as they scour the world for his replacement . Walcott will not be short of offers should he leave ahead of next season . Liverpool , Manchester City and Manchester United are all monitoring Walcott 's talks with a view to making a move .
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