Arsene Wenger has admitted Arsenal are keeping a close eye on Monaco midfielder Thomas Lemar

The Gunners have already splashed out on a club-record fee for Alexandre Lacazette

Arsene Wenger has hinted that Arsenal will continue their raid on Ligue 1 and has admitted that the likes of Thomas Lemar have caught his eye.

The Gunners have already added Alexandre Lacazette and Sead Kolasinac to their squad as they look to win their place back in the Champions League after finishing a Wenger-worst fifth last season.

However, with the amount needed to be spent to compete with the money-throwing exploits of the likes of Manchester United and City this summer, Wenger’s spending is far from over.

Monaco’s Kylian Mbappe, who is seemingly on the top of every major European club’s wishlist this summer, was a target, and so is Lemar, his teammate who helped the French side to the Ligue 1 title last season.

Arsenal have reportedly already had two bids turned down for Lemar and when Wenger was questioned on the 21-year-old midfielder, he admitted the club were monitoring the situation.

“That's all speculation at the moment, there is nothing really concrete about any signing,” Wenger said as the club touched down for their preseason tour in Sydney. “He's a player that we have looked at, but the rest is only speculation.

“I am open to get some more signings, but it is not easy to find the players who can strengthen our squad, because we have top-quality players.

“There are two ways to improve always: analyse what we did well last season and what we did not so well and improve that, and then you can bring new players in.

“But at the moment, because we are in pre-season, it is very important for us to analyse well what happened last season and where we can improve.

“We have top quality in our squad, and at the moment I focus on that.”