"Upamecano was previously a target. When Smith-Rowe was at Leipzig in early 2019 I'm told Huss Fahmy [Arsenal's contract negotiator] went over there to watch Upa and hold talks... but he was injured!
"No idea about now or Disasi [Reims]. But they are looking to strengthen at centre-back. Before signing Luiz they considered Ruben Dias [Benfica], Akanji (who Xhaka advocated), Tarkowski and later explored taking Casaeres [Ornstein is probably speaking about the Juve defender] for free.
"There was contact with Maguire but Arsenal couldn't compete with Man Utd or Man City because they were offering Champions League football."
According to Ornstein, Arsenal are looking to strengthen 3 areas in the summer - central defence, holding midfield and attack.
It's yet to be seen how the coronavirus outbreak will affect our spendng power and transfer plans.
