The Gunners have only brought in Petr Cech from Chelsea this summer, with potential targets Karim Benzema and Grzegorz Krychowiak recently committing their futures to Real Madrid and Sevilla respectively.
Despite having so far failed to add any midfield or attacking reinforcement, Wenger hinted that he and his team are now looking elsewhere for deals.
“I’m available 24 hours a day and I have a whole team behind me working round the clock,” he told reporters on Thursday morning.
“You have specific targets and then another becomes available because of something else.”
“We’ve not had the ideal start,” Wenger said. “We’ve played three games, we want to play 60 and we’ve lost a game we shouldn’t have. I said we wanted to start strong because we had two derbies and Liverpool at home.
“It’s normal after two or three games that you’re not at 100 percent. Some players are not completely there yet.”
The Gunners were held to a goalless draw at home to Liverpool on Monday night, with Gabriel and Calum Chambers playing in central defence in place of the injured Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny.
Wenger hinted that the pair could continue for Saturday’s trip to Newcastle, saying: “Mertesacker is still ill and we will know more about Koscielny after he has a test [today.]
“It’s important that we prepare well [for Newcastle]. It’s always very tight and very committed there because the crowd is behind them. We have always done very well.”
The Gunners manager also confirmed that Danny Welbeck is on the comeback trail following his knee injury, and should return after the international break in early September.
The Gunners have made a disappointing start to the Premier League season after being touted as potential title favourites, picking up four points from their opening three games.
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