Mikel Arteta is certain Arsenal will end their frustration in the transfer market and bring in big-name players before the end of the transfer window.

The Gunners have only signed 20-year-old French forward Yaya Sanogo so far this summer, despite having £70million to spend in the transfer market.

A section of Arsenal fans made their frustrations known at the lack of signings following yesterday’s 2-1 defeat to Galatasaray in the Emirates Cup and Arteta admits the players are also desperate for some new faces in the dressing room.

“If the club can target players who will improve the team they are going to be very welcome because that is what we want — a better team, better players to compete and win trophies,” said the Spaniard.

But with Wenger claiming there are unlikely to be any new arrivals before next Monday’s deadline to register players for the following week’s Champions League qualifier, the pursuit of targets, including Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, could go to the wire.

Yet Arteta is certain big-name signings will arrive at the Emirates.

“The club is working on that,” he said. “It is in their hands and I am sure they are going to do it.”

But Wenger warned that Arsenal are still some way from concluding any deals.

He said: “If we can add something, we will do. But it’s very difficult to predict if something will be sorted out before we play in the Champions League qualifier.”