Wenger coy on possible signings

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The Gunners may well be on the look-out for some attacking cover following a cruciate knee ligament injury which has ruled England forward Theo Walcott out for the rest of the season, and the World Cup, but Wenger has moved to play down suggestions a loan deal was in the pipeline for Real Madrid starlet Alvaro Morata. Arsenal have also been linked with Fulham veteran Dimitar Berbatov, as well as a big-money transfer for Atletico Madrid’s Diego Costa.

Wenger continues to stress all the headlines will not help the eleven he sends out at Villa Park on Monday night, by which time rivals Chelsea and Manchester City could have gone above Arsenal.