ARSENE WENGER has warned striker Emmanuel Adebayor to guard against complacency and urged the Togo international to take his game to another level next season.

Adebayor has notched 30 goals for the Gunners this term, taking the mantle from the departed Thierry Henry, who achieved the feat in five consecutive seasons from 2001/02.

Although the 23-year-old forward has managed to fill the huge void left by Henry by banging in the goals, Wenger still believes there is plenty of room for improvement, which bodes well for the Gunners next campaign.

"Emmanuel took his tally to 30 for the season with a hat-trick at Derby, but there is some room for him to improve - and that makes me very positive," said the Arsenal manager.

"I believe he has to keep a good working attitude.

Adebayor has showed regular glimpses of his undoubted ability, but has struggled to repeat the devastating form that he displayed earlier in the season.

"We have seen players before, when they start getting the recognition, they ease off in their team work, and very quickly they die," warned Wenger.

"I believe if Ade keeps his work ethic, there is still 20 per cent more to come from him. Does he want it enough - to get this extra 20 per cent out? Well that is where his future lies. If you lose that desire, you quickly become a nobody."

Wenger continued: "He was never prolific at Monaco, but he has worked hard for it at Arsenal and it highlights that our offensive game favours the strikers.

"You will never starve as a striker at Arsenal - you get the quality balls to work with. Ade will be the first to agree with that."

Wenger has seen his young side fade dramatically towards the back end of the season, letting a five point lead over Manchester United slip to the point where they will have to endure another season without a trophy.

However, the Frenchman was defiant in the face of adversity, and bullishly predicted an improvement next year.

"I believe our quality of the season overall has been absolutely outstanding, but because we have ended up without any trophies, people are naturally very negative," he said.

"We have to take a distance from that, and say that we have produced quality and we have produced consistency.

"We know we need to improve our killer instinct, but keep believing in this team because it is very special."

That special team is now one player light after Mathieu Flamini agreed to a four-year deal at AC Milan, after the lure of a more lucrative contract proved decisive; an offer Wenger was unwilling to match.

Indeed, the manager faces an uphill battle to hold on to a number of his players, as Alexander Hleb continues to be linked with a move to Inter Milan, while Cesc Fabregas - despite his insistance to the contrary - is also attracting serious interest from La Liga champions Real Madrid, after president Ramon Calderon invited the Spanish midfielder to declare his interest in returning to his homeland.

"Every coach likes him (Fabregas), but my policy is that it has to be the player who makes the first step for the signing because we don't want conflicts with any team," said Calderon.

"Something nice about Cesc is that he is Spanish and this is one of my objectives - to make Real Madrid more Spanish."

Wenger will be confident of holding on to the remainder of his squad but admitted he had "options" if members of the team did decide to jump ship.

Lille's Cameroon midfielder Jean Makoun and £12million-rated Lyon winger Hatem Ben Arfa are two names understood to have caught Wenger's eye.