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Arsenal are set to target the South American market for future recruits - with Peruvian right-back Jhilmar Lora already being eyed for a summer move.

The Gunners are getting creative in their bid to bolster Mikel Arteta's squad at the end of the season.

If Arsenal can secure a top-four finish and end their multi-year exile from the Champions League, then the Londoners will secure a huge cash injection which could boost Arteta's summer budget.

New rules that have been introduced as a result of Brexit has made it harder for Premier League clubs to snap up foreign players from secondary European leagues.

And Arsenal have wasted no time in adapting their transfer plans by scouring regions outside of Europe.

According to football.london, the Gunners have are aiming to bring in three new players to bolster Arteta's squad in the summer - with a striker and a central midfielder at the top of the list.

Arsenal tried in vain to do business in those positions in January.

However, after sanctioning Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's controversial exit to Barcelona in the final hours of the transfer window, the Gunners will have to step up their search for the elite No.9 that Arteta craves.

Any deal for Lora is likely to supplement the