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Aaron Catterson-Reid

Mikel Arteta draws up four-man transfer shortlist as Arsenal continue Champions League quest

Arsenal will look to sign four first-team players over the summer, according to recent reports. The north Londoners splashed over £140million last summer, more than any other Premier League club, bringing in the likes of Ben White, Aaron Ramsdale and Martin Odegaard.

Mikel Arteta's men have since struggled for consistency, losing three successive Premier League matches twice this season whilst also enjoying some excellent stretches of form to leave them fifth in the league table, behind fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur on goal difference.

Now, The Telegraph have reported that the Gunners are keen to bring in four players at the end of the current campaign, with two strikers likely to be signed, considering both Eddie Nketiah and Alexandre Lacazette are into the final three months of their contracts at the Emirates Stadium. The report also claims that Arteta is keen to bolster his midfield, as well as the left side of the defence.

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Homegrown players are also said to be targeted considering the likes of Hector Bellerin and Ainsley Maitland-Niles are likely to depart on a permanent basis. Some homegrown talent that Arsenal have previously been linked with include Everton frontman Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Middlesbrough full-back Djed Spence and Brentford's Ivan Toney.

90min reported on Tuesday that Toney was being monitored by a number of Premier League sides, including the Gunners. However, the report claims that the Englishman is happy at Thomas Frank's side and the Bees would demand a fee for him.

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