Arsene Wenger says he’s really after one more midfield player following the departures of Flamini, Hleb and Silva this summer. At least it looks like all the speculation surrounding Adebayor’s proposed move to Milan has died down, for now…

Wenger said: “Alex Song is going to the Olympics, while Abou Diaby and Cesc Fabregas have yet to start pre-season.”

“We will need one more body, though there is no special name on the list.”

“If we find a reasonable target then we will do it. We have some time. We have until 31 August.”

Of course Aaron Ramsey’s 2 appearences in pre-season games could mean he starts more Premiership games next season. Wenger commented: “He is in the plans for the new season like all the players today.

“It depends on the performances and their quality and you could see that some young players could be very close to the first team.”

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