Arsenal open talks with Atletico Madrid to sign Adrian Lopez [Video Evidence]

According to various reports in the English and Spanish press, Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has stepped up his interest in Atletico Madrid striker Adrian Lopez.

Wenger ruled out re-signing Thierry Henry on loan for a third time after Arsenal’s draw with Southampton but did say “I will be active in the market. We are looking everywhere, we are open minded. We want to strengthen the squad.”

Adrian has been linked with Arsenal since October and has not played as much as he would like this season due to the incredible form of strike partner Radamel Falcao, leaving Diego Simeone the opportunity to pack the midfield on a regular basis.

Arsenal are believed to have opened formal talks with Atletico but do not want to pay his £14million buy-out clause.

And whilst Atletico are in financial trouble, they are safe in the knowledge that Falcao will likely leave for a mammoth fee in the summer and are launching a surprise tilt at the La Liga title, sitting second and almost certainly guaranteed Champions League football next season.

Whether Adrian is the answer to Arsenal’s problems is also not certain since the 24-year-old forward is a player that likes to drop off the front man and has never scored more than 10 league goals in a campaign.

The best video floating around on Adrian showcases all his goals (19 in all competitions) last season. So far in 2012/13, Adrian has notched three goals.