Arsenal chiefs were left frustrated by Mario Goetze's decision to sign for Bayern Munich last month.
The Mail on Sunday says Arsenal are ready to move now in the summer market, having already been disappointed to miss their first target, Borussia Dortmund's Goetze. The club had an earlier £25m bid for Goetze turned down but were hopeful of returning this summer with £32m, which would have activated his release clause. But Goetze announced in April that he would be joining Bayern.
The north London club are determined to move quicker in the transfer market ever since the debacle of 2011, which saw them lose Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri and scramble to replace them on the last day of the transfer window.