With the World Cup at the halfway mark and pre-season looming in the distance, Arsène Wenger is ready to put his media duties to one side in order to find Arsenal two new strikers in time for the 2014/2015 season.

French Connection

It is thought that Wenger is ready to trigger the reported £8 million release clause with QPR, in order to obtain French striker Loic Remy, whom the club have been linked with heavily in the past.

The striker, whose partnership with current Gunner Olivier Giroud on international level has been tried, tested and seen as a potential winning combination, would be a welcome to addition to a side that has only two recognized strikers on their books of present.

It seems Arsenal have stepped up their pursuit of signing a new attacking player with one of the stars of the World Cup already having talks with Gunners boss Arsène Wenger.

Alexis Sánchez has arguably been one of the best players in Brazil this summer and has inspired Chile to shock Spain and reach the knock-out phase of the World Cup.

Wenger making early move

The 25-year-old has been nothing short of sensational and he may be in an Arsenal shirt next season if reports are to go by.

Mario Balotelli has been linked with a move to Arsenal over the past few weeks but it seems the Italian would rather a switch to our London rivals Chelsea.

The Daily Star Sunday believe the 23-year-old would like a reunion with former boss José Mourinho, the pair were together at Inter Milan and did clash at times.

However, if anybody is able to get the best out of Balotelli then the Portuguese boss could be the man to achieve that and it is common knowledge he is trying to improve the Blues strikeforce at Stamford Bridge ahead of the 2014/15 season.

It is being reported this afternoon that Serge Aurier of Toulouse and the Ivory Coast has agreed personal terms to join Arsenal.  This is being reported in French newspaper L’Equipe.

It is further understood that Arsenal have submitted an £8 million bid for the young defender and are waiting to hear back from Toulouse, Arsenal are hoping this deal can be done quickly.

Reports are saying Aurier will pen a 5 year contract worth £60,000 a week.

Joel Campbell dazzled Uruguay recently and inspired Costa Rica to a sensational 3-1 win with a performance that many felt would earn him a chance at the Emirates next season.

The Costa Rican has spent the last few campaigns on loan at various clubs across Europe due to some visa issues but those have apparently been resolved now.

Following his World Cup opener display, many believed the young forward would be part of Arsene Wenger’s forward line for next season.