Arsene Wenger is very confident of bringing his top summer transfer targets to Emirates Stadium and hopes the Arsenal fans will be "reassured" the future is bright.
Arsenal have been linked with Portsmouth's Croatian winger Niko Kranjcar and Lyon's Hatem Ben Arfa, both valued around £12million, as well as Cameroon midfielder Jean Makoun - currently at Lille - while Valencia forward David Villa has talked of his
admiration for the Gunners.
"I know what I want and I am very confident," said Wenger.
He added: "I hope to turn that around in the next two or three weeks. They (fans) should be re-assured by what they see."
Wenger's main signing last summer was Croatia forward Eduardo da Silva, who later suffered an horrific broken leg at Birmingham, and the Frenchman indicated he may look closer to home this time around.
"It would be better to buy someone who has played in England because they are less risky, but it costs more money if they are from the Premier League," Wenger said.
"Maybe I will try to do both."
Wenger, however, maintains his squad does not need major surgery and the foundations are in place to mount another sustained title challenge come kick-off in August.
"It doesn't look like we have no team and we have to build a team," he said.
"We were unbeaten at home and that is only the second time in the history of the club. We have done that with young players who will be better next season."
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