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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insists he's operating onerous to strengthen his squad with the "right players" however wouldn't inquire into speculation concerning Liverpool's Luis Suarez and Manchester United's Wayne Rooney.
The club skipped over on one more rumored target on weekday, with midfielder Luiz Gustavo swapping Bayern Munich for fellow German facet Wolfsburg, which means 20-year-old Yaya Sanogo remains the Gunners' solely summer addition.
The 63-year-old has yet again admitted the Emirates structure outfit should raise their ranks with quality players, however refused to talk regarding details concerning specific targets.
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"I don't desire to return out on any specific name as a result of that might not be alright," he told reporters once asked regarding Suarez.
When questioned on Rooney he then replied: "I will simply repeat constant sentence. we glance for quality.
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"Usually within the press you're well wise. i do not disagree that we tend to area unit somewhat light-weight at the instant. we tend to area unit trying to strengthen our squad.
"We're trying a lot of for quality than for numbers. we'd like 2 or 3 players, if attainable a lot of.
"[But] it is not a matter of paying cash, it is a question of shopping for the correct players."
Wenger was a lot of involved regarding the club's injury problems prior to Saturday's clash with Aston Villa, with variety of first-team players seemingly to be missing from the matchday squad.
"Vermaelen is out. Monreal is out. Arteta are going to be out," the European continuing. "Monreal can come back shortly – the others area unit somewhat longer."
When quizzed on Arteta's seemingly come back, following reports that he might miss quite a month, Wenger admitted: "I do not know."
The Gunners battle Paul Lambert's men on Sabbatum afternoon, and Wenger is cautious of the threat posed by Christian Benteke, UN agency scored nineteen goals in thirty four Premier League appearances last term.
"He [Benteke] has qualities that you just cannot lose over the summer," Wenger adscititious. "I assume he will be a lot of dangerous this season also."