Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal are not about to sign Nicolas Anelka or any other striker for that matter.

Anelka - now 28 and with Bolton - enjoyed a successful spell with the Gunners in helping fire them to the Premier League and FA Cup double in 1998 before joining Real Madrid for £22million a year later.

Wenger had been linked with the striker - who also had spells at Liverpool and Manchester City - following the departure of captain Thierry Henry to Barcelona.

But with recent acquisition Eduardo da Silva now on board - the Brazil-born Croatian forward having made his debut against Turkish side Genclerbirligi in Austria last night - the Arsenal manager insists he is no longer in the market for an attacker.

Asked whether he was set to move for Anelka, Wenger replied: "No. We have signed Eduardo. We do not collect strikers, we buy the strikers we need.

"This season, we also expect Nicklas Bendtner to step forward and show us some aspects of his talent," he added.

Wenger, meanwhile, could be set to add South American teenagers Angel Di Maria and Pedro Silva to his squad, following impressive reports from scout Gilles Grimandi.

Arsenal's two-match tour is completed against Salzburg next Wednesday, before they host the Emirates Cup on July 28th and 29th, ahead of the Amsterdam Tournament ahead and then the domestic campaign opener against Fulham on August 12th.