Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta hints at "world-class" striker signing.

The Gunners missed out on former Fiorentina centre-forward Dusan Vlahovic in January after he chose Juventus.

Arsenal have netted only twice in their last five Premier League outings, emphasising the need for some renewed quality in attack. Asked if an inability to take chances separated the Gunners from the likes of Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea, Arteta appeared to imply he needed 'world-class' players with more experience to compete with those clubs.

He said: “It's what we have. The players that we have haven't done it in this league.

"When you have world class players who have done it in the league for ten years, I would probably say that. I am the first one to defend them, to support them, you see how they try. The only way to do it is to insist and what happened today might happen the next day or the next month."