Arsenal will certainly be hellbent on continuing their chase for three trophies ahead of the return of English football. The Gunners were last in action at Wembley, prior to the international break, where they fell 2-0 to Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final.

While the first opportunity to break their six-year trophy drought was not taken, Mikel Arteta's side have three more opportunities starting with their FA Cup quarter-final clash on Saturday away to Southampton.

The sheer impressiveness of Arsenal's squad depth probably won't hamper their summer plans to further improve with reports linking the north London side to raiding the Bundesliga for two young stars. Mirror Football takes a look at the biggest stories coming out of the Emirates Stadium.

RB Leizpig are reportedly ready to lower the price tag of Castello Lukeba. Despite the 22-year-old having a release clause in his contract set at £70million (€80m), the Bundesliga side are prepared to negotiate a transfer below the staggering fee in order to trigger a move.

According to Sky Sports Germany, a bid of £57m (€65m) would facilitate the Frenchman's exit who is reportedly looking for a new challenge after spending three years in Germany. The lowered fee could spark a race for Lukeba's signature among Europe's premier clubs withArteta believed to be a fan of the defender. L’Equipe has reported that the Premier League leaders have begun talks regarding a possible transfer to north London.

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The agent of Christian Kofane has claimed Arsenal's interest in the teenage sensation is "genuine". The 19-year-old striker only signed for Bayer Leverkusen last summer and has scored seven goals and provided eight assists in his debut season.

The Gunners have been linked with a move for the Cameroonian as his representative, Eric Depolo, stated his client has quite the admirer in the Premier League giants. Speaking in an interview with Daily Arsenal, he said: "Yes, Arsenal’s interest is genuine. The manager [Arteta] likes him very much.

"There is contact between me and Arsenal. But their focus right now is to win the league - from there everything will start moving." However, Depolo insisted that any club wanting to sign Kofane will have to cough up a mammoth fee.

He added: "He is a €100million (£87m) player. With Kofane, Arsenal will have a top striker for the next 10 years. Right now, he is the best U21 striker in Europe and the most complete one. He has speed, technique, defends very well and is strong in the air. It is very difficult to find all these attributes in one striker."