Lars Bender (Bayer Leverkusen)
Having cooled their interest in Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira, the Gunners could be set to move their attentions to his international teammate Lars Bender from Bundesliga outfit Bayer Leverkusen.
Reports have linked Arsene Wenger with a £15m swoop for Bender, who has emerged as one of Germany’s finest defensive midfielders in recent years with his performances at the BayArena.