Arsenal Targeting 'very big, very expensive' Signings- Unai Emery

The Gunners manager Unai Emery insists the club are targeting "very big, very expensive" deals in the transfer market.

18-year-old winger Gabriel Martinelli is the only player Arsenal have signed so far this summer but remain focused on bringing in more players who can go straight into the first team, according to the Spaniard

According to Sky Sports News, Arsenal have had bids rejected for Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha and Celtic left-back Kieran Tierney, and are understood to be in advanced talks to sign Saint-Etienne defender William Saliba and Real Madrid midfielder Dani Ceballos.

"Our target is to achieve three, four players to really improve our team and squad now," Emery said ahead of Arsenal's pre-season game against Bayern Munich.

"We are being very demanding and we are also first speaking about the possibility to sign very big players, very expensive.

"The first player in our list is the first target and after, if we cannot have that then [we try to sign] the second, but thinking every time that they are going to improve our team."

Josh Kroenke, Arsenal director, son of owner Stan, responded to an open letter from fans criticising his father's running of the club on Monday.

Unai Emery says he and recently-appointed technical director Edu are in close contact with the Kroenkes over the club's recruitment strategy.

"We are having a lot of meetings with the club, with [technical director] Edu, also with Josh and Stan Kroenke in Denver," Emery added.

"We have a very clear idea: to sign the players who can help us with a good performance and in the positions we need."