Arsenal transfer news: Plan to fund £50m Sterling bid, Gunners want £18m German, and more

Gunners eyeing £18m German international

Arsenal are back in the running to sign Bayer Leverkusen defensive midfielder Lars Bender this summer, with The Sun on Sunday claiming the German international has become a priority for the Gunners in that problem position. Given the struggles to sign Arturo Vidal and Morgan Schneiderlin, Bender has become one of a number of alternatives.

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