Arsenal target Mainz defender Abdou Diallo

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Bengaluru, January 26: Arsenal's January shopping spree is reportedly set to continue as Arsene Wenger chases Mainz star Abdou Diallo.

Arsenal began their recruitment this month with the capture of highly-rated Greek defender Konstantinos Mavropanos from PAS Giannina.

Earlier this week, Manchester United flop Henrikh Mkhitaryan arrived at the Emirates from Manchester United in exchange for Alexis Sanchez which is a very good deal for the Gunners from the financial point of view.

The Gunners are now closing on the capture of Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Meanwhile, reports in England claim that they are hot on the trail of French centre-half Diallo.

The 21-year-old only arrived at the Bundesliga side from Monaco last season for around £4.3million and has done a great job for the Bundesliga side so far during his debut campaign in Germany.

The former France U21 captain has impressed since the switch and caught the attention of the Gunners.

Defence remains a priority for Wenger and he is also chasing West Brom star Jonny Evans.

Wenger recently got Gooners even more excited when he will "a lot will happen" before the transfer window closes.

Wenger said: "It depends on the opportunities we have. We can buy players.

"We are busy on all fronts, so overall I think we are open-minded.

"Every opportunity we have to strengthen our squad, we’ll take."

He added: "If people want to buy some of our players, we have [examined that] - players who have less chances to play, we have done it, who deserve to play because they are great players, who have left us.

"After that, we’ll see at the end. There’s still a lot that will happen as usual on the transfer market."