Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann's plight at Highbury has alerted a number of clubs back home in Germany with with Borussia Monchengladbach reportedly leading the race to offer the former Borussia Dortmund player a get out.
Lehmann has been dropped by manager Arsene Wenger in favour of Manuel Almunia and speculation is mounting the Germany international could be set for a return to the Bundesliga in a bid to keep alive his hopes of playing in the 2006 World Cup his country is hosting - even if that would almost certainly mean a cut in wages.
And with Monchengladbach's new coach Dick Advocaat, formerly of Rangers, looking to build a squad the club are confident the offer of regular first team football will be too attractive for Lehmann to pass up.
"Normally, such a transfer would be difficult to achieve, but if Jens sits on the bench for much longer, then who knows what happens?" said Borussia's director of football Christian Hochstatter.
"When somebody like Lehmann becomes available then you've certainly got to consider it."