The 10 best central midfield options for Arsenal including Chelsea target Sami Khedira

3) Lars Bender (Bayer Leverkusen) 

The twin brother of Sven Bender, Lars currently plays a key role for Bayer Leverkusen, and is probably the slightly better choice given a straight choice between the two, due to Sven’s injury issues. Lars has been capped 17 times by his country, scoring four goals.