The Gunners enquired about the 19-year-old midfielder last summer, but were rebuffed by the German side.
It is thought that Dortmund would be willing to cash in on Götze in January if their Champions League campaign falters.
Arsenal are currently in the same Champions League group as the Bundesliga team.
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Liverpool | 30 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 70 | 27 | 43 | 73 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 55 | 25 | 30 | 61 |
| 3 | Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 50 | 35 | 15 | 57 |
| 4 | Manchester CityMan City | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 57 | 40 | 17 | 51 |
| 5 | Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 29 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 49 | 39 | 10 | 50 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 53 | 37 | 16 | 49 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 45 | -1 | 48 |
| 8 | Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 48 | 45 | 3 | 47 |
| 9 | Fulham | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 40 | 4 | 45 |
| 10 | Bournemouth | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 49 | 38 | 11 | 44 |
| 11 | Brentford | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 51 | 47 | 4 | 41 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 34 | 3 | 40 |
| 13 | Manchester UnitedMan Utd | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 41 | -4 | 37 |
| 14 | Tottenham HotspurSpurs | 29 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 55 | 43 | 12 | 34 |
| 15 | Everton | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 32 | 37 | -5 | 34 |
| 16 | West Ham UnitedWest Ham | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 50 | -17 | 34 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton WanderersWolves | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 41 | 58 | -17 | 29 |
| 18 | Ipswich TownIpswich | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 63 | -33 | 20 |
| 19 | Leicester CityLeicester | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 67 | -42 | 17 |
| 20 | Southampton | 30 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 71 | -49 | 10 |
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