Arsenal transfer news: Gunners in mystery striker talks

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30 Aug 2015, 3:36 pm

EXCLUSIVE | By Editor

Arsenal are in talks to buy a mystery striker in the final 48 hours of the transfer window,

Football Insider

sources understand.

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Arsene Wenger is hopeful of recruiting a forward as he makes a last-ditch attempt to strengthen his front line before the Premier League deadline at 6pm on Tuesday. The Gunners manager has been in the market all summer for an "extraordinary" player who can go straight into the first team.

Arsenal's No1 summer target has been Real Madrid's Karim Benzema

, while they have also

turned their attention to Edinson Cavani

of Paris Saint-Germain. A a high profile transfer so late in the day might be regarded as unlikely, but sources have told

Football Insider

that Arsenal are currently working on a deal to land a front man.

With doubts as to when Danny Welbeck will be fit to play

, Wenger accepts that he needs more firepower if Arsenal are to genuinely challenge for the Premier League title. The Gunners have scored just three goals in their opening four Premier League matches, one from Olivier Giroud and two via own goals.

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Giroud got the nod to lead the attack in the first three games but he was overlooked in favour of Theo Walcott for last Saturday's 1-0 win at Newcastle. The Arsenal transfer news that Wenger is still trying to buy a striker is a boost for supporters concerned that the manager has only bought one player this summer, goalkeeper Petr Cech in an £11million deal.

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