Personally, I wouldn't mind us pursuing a different kind of 'different option' and taking advantage of Wenger's cock-up with Dortmund - Aubameyang could play in the 3-5-2 or 3-4-3, and has a scoring record that is difficult to argue with. He's only 28, with pace to burn - potentially up to 4 excellent years left in him, you'd think.

As for the business end, he's reportedly ballpark £50m. Either offer them Bats as part of the deal, or sell Michy (cost £33m, should be worth a minimum of £20-25m) to take a hefty chunk of the Auba fee down. Carroll's valuation was £20m - if we acted swiftly, it's feasible we could end up with Auba for not much more than that net, and we'd have a high-end, proven goalscorer. Suspect the idea won't even be entertained, which is a shame.