St Etienne coach Christophe Galtier admits that the club would consider a "surprising offer" for reported Arsenal target Loic Perrin.
Perrin, 29, currently captains the Ligue 1 club, but has been linked with a move to north London in recent weeks with Arsene Wenger expected to bring in some defensive cover during the January transfer window.
Le Progres reported on Sunday that the fourth-placed Ligue 1 side had not been contacted by Arsenal with regard to a potential January move for Perrin, but Galtier says that, should a big-money offer come in, the club may have to consider their options.
"Loic is a special case that I will look after personally. I'm not saying the door is open but if a surprising offer is made we would have to listen to Loic and his wishes," Galtier said at a news conference, reported by leprogres.fr.
"He is a player who has spent all of his career at the club. Arsenal are a big club in a big league."
St Etienne-born Perrin, who made his professional debut with his hometown club in 2003 and has made 235 top-flight appearances for them, was one of seven reserves named by Didier Deschamps for France's 2014 World Cup squad, and has been included in recent Les Bleus squads.
Information from the Press Association was used in this report.