Saturday 6 August 2016 15:54, UK
Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal are happy to pay big money for a striker if they can find the right player.
The Gunners are understood to be exploring a number of options over a new centre-forward, with discussions continuing over the possible signing of Alexandre Lacazette from Lyon.
Wenger was recently forced to defend his transfer policy, insisting the club will not just spend for the sake of it.
And after his side thrashed Viking FK 8-0 in Norway on Friday, the Frenchman said: "It's not the prices, it's the players. The money is never a problem if you have to pay what is requested.
"The price of a player is down to four ingredients; one is the talent, two is his age, three is how much you expect him to improve your team, and four is his resale value.
"If he ticks all four boxes then the price is not that important. You have to find the player.
"At the moment I'm focused on the players we have. Today we didn't have Aaron Ramsey, Granit Xhaka and Alexis Sanchez, who will play [against Gothenburg] on Sunday. We still have Mesut Ozil at home, and Olivier Giroud and Laurent Koscielny too.
"We also have young players who came on and did well. We do not have to panic but we are on alert in the transfer market so that we can make the right move when the opportunity comes up."
