MANAGER Arsene Wenger maintains Arsenal are "still
working" to improve the squad - but insists his young Gunners will be
stronger next season regardless of whether there are any new additions ahead of
the transfer deadline.
The Gunners have returned from a successful Asia tour to
host this weekend's Emirates Cup, which did not take place last year because of
the London Olympics, with matches against Rafa Benitez's Napoli and
Galatasaray.
However, while chief executive Ivan Gazidis talked up the
club's new "financial firepower" at the end of last season, that has
yet to be transformed into any concrete deals.
A move for Gonzalo Higuain from Real Madrid never
materialised as the striker eventually signed for Napoli instead, while the
Gunners' pursuit of Liverpool's wantaway striker Luis Suarez appears to have
hit the buffers following their £40m+£1 bid.
Despite reports of interest in Brazil goalkeeper Julio
Cesar, Swansea defender Ashley Williams and Everton midfielder Marouane
Fellaini, not to mention England frontman Wayne Rooney, so far France Under-20
forward Yaya Sanogo is the only confirmed new recruit - and that on a free
transfer from Auxerre.
Wenger, though, stressed everyone remains busy behind the
scenes looking to bring in the right type of player to supplement a squad full
of promise as Arsenal aim to end the best part of a decade without silverware
in 2013/2014.
Speaking during the Emirates Google+ Hangout with Arsene
Wenger the Gunners boss said: "We are still working on improving our
squad, but we have a base of young players who get a chance here, who started
in the Premier League, like (Wojciech) Szczesny, Jenkinson, (Alex
Oxlade-)Chamberlain, (Jack) Wilshere, (Aaron) Ramsey, (Theo) Walcott - that is
unique, nobody else has done that
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