Arsenal line up deal for Nuremberg's £8million striker Drmic for next season



Arsenal are planning for next season with Arsene Wenger in charge by lining up £8million Nuremberg striker Josip Drmic.

But sources close to the Arsenal manager say he is undecided whether he will continue in his job and will make up his mind only once the season is over.

Wenger rounded on his critics after Saturday's draw against City, saying: ‘We were nervy at the start after what happened last week but you could see the team were ready for a fight and we controlled the second half. We could have won, but it was a game of quality between two good teams.

Wanted: Nuremberg's £8million Swiss striker Josip Drmic (right) is a target for Arsenal ahead of next season On target: Mathieu Flamini popped up to score an important equaliser for Arsenal against Man City on Saturday Decisions: Soures close to Arsene Wenger say he is undecided whether he will remain Arsenal manager

‘We are in the semi-final of the FA Cup and knocked out Liverpool, Everton and Tottenham to get there.

‘In Europe, we lost to Bayern Munich with 10 men and drew 1-1 at Bayern - you don’t do that if you are terrible.’

A move for Switzerland forward Drmic, 21, would be a typical Wenger signing. He is not an A-list star and as such represents good value. He has shown his potential with 15 goals in a struggling side.

Striker Alvaro Morata is also likely to join Arsenal at the end of the season if the club can agree a fee with Real Madrid and Arsenal will again try for Schalke attacking midfielder Julian Draxler but are determined not to pay his £36million buy-out clause.