Whilst Arteta cried out for a striker in January, over in Ligue 1, AS Monaco secured the signing of Mika Biereth, a player sold by the Arsenal manager less than a year prior. Biereth has earned headlines in France for his blistering start to life at Monaco, scoring 12 goals in his first 10 Ligue 1 appearances for his new club.

Arsenal will be looking to sign a new back-up goalkeeper in the summer transfer window.The Gunners are set to strengthen their squad by adding more depth and quality to it to challenge for the

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is personally targeting a "world-class" player, and it is believed that the Gunners are in advanced talks to sign him.