Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta admits he wants to see sign a replacement for Nicolas Pepe.

Pepe has moved to Nice on-loan in the last 24 hours.

Arteta said: "We have done it in a different way. At the start of the window we signed players before getting other players out.

"Now we have done something different, we have let a player go and maybe we'll be able to recruit somebody.

"But it's not a guarantee because the players are still not here. What I guarantee is the day the window closes, for me this is the best team in the world and I will try to get the best out of them, that's it."

He also stated: "If you look at the players who are coming, the amount of money spent, the level that the squads already have and what they are adding it's something that I haven't experienced in this league.

"You saw that yesterday with the transfers and I think it's going to be very powerful.

"Yes (it is tougher to make signings) but the record in terms of performances that the leagues have produced last year it's the highest ever. When you look at the points you need to achieve certain things it's never happened before.

"The level has raised so much for every team in this league and you can already see that in these first few games with surprises and results."