IS MIDFIELD EXPANSION OUR TOP PRIORITY?

Supposedly Newcastle midfielder Yohan Cabaye is wanted by both us and Manchester Utd (the media love a good old tug-o-war!).
This isn't the first time the 27-year-old Frenchman's been linked to Arsenal, fueling speculation that we may make a bid for the number 4 this summer window.

At this stage we're all aware that rumors and instigations regarding Arsenal are rife, we probably endure more media fabrications than any other team out there.
And it seems that the more consistently a name's mentioned the more credible the rumors apparently become?
There could be some truth in this theory, although in our case, this format doesn't seem follow suit. Not if recent activity is anything to go by.

Just look at Arteta, Cazorla, Santos and Monreal. They're all deals that either came down to the wire or a were a blatant desperation buy.

And of course there could be some truth behind the names linked to us, but if it's the case then they're choosing other teams (Mata, Hazard) or we're not putting in the offers when we should (Zaha, Demba Ba).

What concerns me a bit (true on not) is that the majority of the names consistently linked to us seem to be midfielders.
Back-up in midfield would be a pleasant commodity, especially seen as Wilshire's been injured and although Cazorla's great on his day, he is still a little inconsistent at this stage. Rositsky's old and Ramsay's shit, Chamberlain's the same as Santi and so on...

I'm told Wenger's big three are Athletic Bilbao defender Fernando Amorebieta, Fiorentina striker Stevan Jovetic and last seasons number one target Mario Gotze.

The German International is still only 20 years-old.

And yes Gotze is a midfielder, but a midfielder any team would surely clear space for!

If we're truly in for a shot with 'Super Mario' then I'm as happy as a pig. But remember, Gotze recently signed a new contract with Dortmund, and at a time when acquiring his signature was much publicized and sought after.
If he's going to reject some of the best opportunities in Europe, coupled with silly-money negotiations and everything else that goes with it, I can't see it happening to be honest.
So if we can't get Gotze for now, fine. Maybe later.

But do we really need to be in the run for Cabaye? And don't get me wrong he's a great player but surely the pecking order should be striker, defender, goalkeeper then midfield...?

But if this war-chest of £80 million for transfers is true, then surely the world is Wenger's oyster...