Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo is said to be a man in demand and reports suggest he is now Arsenal’s leading transfer target. Title rivals Liverpool, meanwhile, are also thought to be on the lookout for fresh additions.

Arsenal have only spent nine figures on a single player once before, with Declan Rice commanding a club-record fee when he joined from West Ham United two years ago. That could be about to change, with Mail+ reporting that a new striker could become the next player to join for a transfer fee in excess of £100million.