Wenger confirms centre-back hunt

Arsene Wenger has moved to ease the worry of Arsenal fans by reassuring them that he is in the hunt for a new centre-back.

With Sol Campbell following William Gallas, and Mikael Silvestre out the Emirates exit door this summer, Laurent Koscielny has been the only new addition to the Gunners rear guard.

And with Johan Djourou just returning from a lengthy lay-off, that leaves Thomas Vermaelen as Arsenal's only other recognized central defender.

However, Wenger has assured the Gunners faithful that he is still in the market for new defensive recruits and is considering "plenty" of possible options.

"I wouldn’t like to give you any names,” he said.

“There are plenty of names that we consider and we analyse. We look at the financial possibilities and the technical potential. But it is impossible for me to come out with a name.

"We are still on the search because at the moment we only have three centre backs and we have seen last season you needed five. I believe we need at least four because we have some other players who can fill in this position but overall we are still on the search."