Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is lining up a January bid for Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko. The Daily Mail says Wenger has made City striker Dzeko his top target after being given the green light to go on a January splurge to revive Arsenal's precarious Champions League qualification hopes.

The Bosnian has grown frustrated at his lack of first-team action at the Etihad Stadium and Wenger wants to exploit the uncertainty.