Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has reaffirmed his hopes of adding a new centre-half before the market shuts.
Wenger concedes his squad is one defender short.
Wenger told arsenal.com: "We still need a centre half of course. We are still short number wise. Just number wise. [We need] at least one."
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