Arsenal are expected to be busy this summer as they gear up for another crack at the Champions League while also embarking on what they hope will be another title chase

Viktor Gyokeres has responded to Arsenal's reported interest in him as the Sporting CP talisman inches closer towards a transfer exit.

Injuries have crippled a squad which Arteta has freely described as “thin”, leaving Arsenal without a recognised centre-forward for most of the campaign’s conclusion. Arteta acknowledged the “need” for more recruits in what he billed as “a very exciting summer”.