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Arsenal now need a centre forward after landing prized keeper Cech - Lord Harris

Arsenal director Lord Harris says the Gunners have turned their attention to landing a big-name striker following the acquisition of former Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech.

Arsenal paid £11million to lure Cech to the Emirates Stadium and Harris believes the signing of the Czech shot-stopper is an example of the Gunners' pulling power.

Harris told the Daily Mail that a world-class striker, such as Real Madrid star Karim Benzema, is the next person on Arsene Wenger's summer transfer window hit-list.

'We get a list of the players that Wenger wants," Harris said.

"On the list is a centre forward, but I'm not going to tell you who he is. You've got to get the other team to want to sell him, but I think he wants to come.

"It basically comes down to whether the other team can find a superstar to replace him, because they don't have to sell.

"He also wanted a top goalie, so we went out and got him.

"John Terry said that Cech will gain us 15 points a year, which would have won us the league last season. Since Jens Lehmann or David Seaman, we've not really had a world-class goalie.

"We made enquiries about Cech last summer but Chelsea couldn't sell him because they didn't know how Courtois was going to settle in."

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