Arsenal have been warned it would be ‘crazy’ to spend even £70m on one of Mikel Arteta’s top transfer targets this summer. Arteta is desperate to welcome a top goalscorer to the Emirates Stadium this summer after his Arsenal side went a fifth successive season without a trophy.

Arsenal could be set for a significant summer in the transfer market with Mikel Arteta keen to bolster his ranks - but there could be a number of exits from north London too

Arsenal hold a long-term interest in RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko and tried to sign him last summer. They failed with a bid for Watkins in January, while Sporting star Viktor Gyokeres is believed to be another option on Arsenal’s radar.