Arsenal summer target Thomas Lemar has a fair chance of leaving Monaco at the end of the season, according to the club's vice-president.
Monaco chief Vadim Vasilyev believes that it was likely that the France international could make an exit from the Ligue 1 champions next summer.
Vasilyev added that despite the possibility of letting 21-year-old go, the club are not likely to consider any Premier League offers during the January transfer window.
He told Sky Sports: "January, in football, never say never, but this is not what we’re thinking of, this is really not in our plans."
Arsenal’s £92million move for the 21-year-old collapsed after the Monaco winger indicated he was unwilling to play for a Europa League club.
The move would have seen him replace Alexis Sanchez at the Emirates after Manchester City offered £60m for the Chilean.
But both deals fell through after Lemar failed to commit to a move, with Vasilyev saying: "Liverpool were really interested. But it was Arsenal that was really close to finalising the deal.
"It was quite close. At the same time it was just too late, not enough time, to really follow up on this deal.
"Not all the elements of the puzzle fell in place. I’m very happy he stayed with us.
"For us, we need a player like Thomas Lemar. He’s very important to our team.
"Definitely next summer will be something to look at, although you know in football there are no guarantees.
"We had some players who were supposed to leave this summer but didn’t leave because of X, Y, Z. I think it would be fair to say Thomas will have a fair chance to an exit next year."
Wenger has raised the possibility that both Sanchez and Ozil could be sold in January should the offer come in.
The Gunners could make a move for Lemar again if the spot opens up following Sanchez’s possible exit.
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