Ajax are looking to Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny to replace Jasper Cillessen, who continues to be linked with Manchester United.

The Daily Mail claims that Ajax director of football Marc Overmars, who played for Arsenal between 1997 and 2000, mentioned the transfer of Szczesny with Gunners officials during the negotiations for the loan signing of Yaya Sanogo.

Any prospective transfer will only become a possibility if United sell David De Gea to Real Madrid and go after Holland international Cillessen.

Ajax manager Frank de Boer this week said he hoped to keep hold of Cillessen but his hands may be tied if De Gea leaves Old Trafford.

"For us, it would be a disaster if that's going to happen because it's already very difficult to find a good goalkeeper, especially if you have the best goalkeeper in Holland," he said.

"We want to keep him and he wants to stay but, if Manchester United come with a bag of money, it can be difficult.

"We have to wait, but the transfer period still has a long way to go."