Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is on Arsenal's shopping list.
Arsene Wenger is ready to break his transfer record to ensure he doesn't get caught in the slipstream of Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola's expected buying blitz this summer.
The Daily Star Sunday says Alaba is part of plans of a £250MILLION in response to the pair making Manchester the spending capital of football.
Aubameyang, 27, would be the final piece in Wenger's jigsaw.
Borussia Dortmund's Gabon international can play as a striker or winger and, like Laporte, he is also a target for Guardiola at City for £65m.
And he has also been linked to Manchester United in the past.