Arsenal reportedly attempted to land Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in a £42 million deal over the summer before being rebuffed in their advances. More currently, the Gunners are hunting AS Monaco's Gabriel Boschilia.
German newspaper Bild (h/t The Sun's Richard Forrester) reported manager Arsene Wenger's side attempted to steal in front of their European rivals with the mega-money bid for Aubameyang over the summer months.
As we now know, that approach came to nothing before the north Londoners eventually landed a deal for Deportivo La Coruna striker Lucas Perez for a much more affordable €20 million (£17.