Mikel Arteta has said Arsenal are open to a deadline day deal after his side completed a hard-fought 1-0 win at Aston Villa on Monday.
Bukayo Saka's 59th-minute goal was enough to secure victory at Villa Park and ensure the Gunners are one of just four Premier League teams to have maximum points with two games played.
Sources have told ESPN that Arsenal are looking to make a late addition in attack with Atlético Madrid's Julián Álvarez their leading centre-forward target. The club have also been offered the chance to sign Malick Fofana from Lyon among other options being considered.
Asked about the possibility of adding to the club's forward line, Arteta said: "We are trying to improve the squad and until tomorrow night we're going to try to do that.
"I've been disconnected from the world for 24 hours because I think my energy and focus has to be on the match, and I will get back on it now."
Arteta also revealed that last season's 2-1 defeat at Villa was the inspiration for Monday's performance.
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"It was still in my tummy and I spoke to the players about it," Arteta said. "That image when the players were on the floor, totally battered, it was a really difficult one to take.
"We used that to bring energy, to bring more conviction on the pitch, to understand the difficulty of the challenge that we had ahead, especially against a team that was so successful last year and then they lost a few days ago in a really big way [4-0 at Brighton].
"You expect that reaction. And it's a stadium, it's a really difficult one, big matches, and they make those moments count. And today we have to suffer, we did suffer, and we have to be really dominant, and we were, so I'm really pleased."
