Hamburg coach Michael Oenning admits winger Eljero Elia could leave this week.
Arsenal are chasing the Holland international.
Oenning said: "He has trained well, but then he has played poorly. He needs help. Therefore I need to talk with him. I've also had an interest in him.
"There seems to be an interest there. We will see what they're doing."
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