Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insists the club are prepared to spend big once more in the transfer market this summer if the right player for the right price comes along.
The Gunners have been strongly linked with a host of attacking players during the off season, but have brought in only midfielder Granit Xhaka and defender Rob Holding thus far.
One-time target Gonzalo Higuain’s move to Juventus further slimmed the striker market, though the Gunners remain hot on Lyon star Alexandre Lacazette.
Wenger was recently forced to defend the club’s transfer policy, with the Arsenal manager on Friday quoted by Sky Sports after his side overcame Norwegian side Viking 8-0 as saying: "It's not the prices, it's the players. The money is never a problem if you have to pay what is requested.
"The price of a player is down to four ingredients; one is the talent, two is his age, three is how much you expect him to improve your team, and four is his resale value.
"If he ticks all four boxes then the price is not that important. You have to find the player.
"At the moment I'm focused on the players we have. Today we didn't have Aaron Ramsey, Granit Xhaka and Alexis Sanchez, who will play [against Gothenburg] on Sunday. We still have Mesut Ozil at home, and Olivier Giroud and Laurent Koscielny too.
"We also have young players who came on and did well. We do not have to panic but we are on alert in the transfer market so that we can make the right move when the opportunity comes up."
Lacazette, who scored 21 league goals last season, remains a top target for the north London side, despite Lyon's stance that they won't be selling the France international.
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