MC) Lars Bender
The Gunners need a new combative, battling player in the middle of the park. Bender provides just this – and could arrive for £19m from Bayer Leverkusen. This means that Mikel Arteta and Mathieu Flamini could drop down the pecking order after average seasons last time out.
MC) Aaron Ramsey
The Welshman was Arsenal’s best player last term by some considerable distance – and if Bender arrives, Jack Wilshere will have a difficult job getting into the side – with the German providing a platform from which the rest of the side can perform.
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