4. Lars Bender
Lars Bender has proved to be a top defensive midfield player this season,with brother Sven having been suffering from multiple injuries at Borussia Dortmund this season,the former could be a top shout in Germany’s World Cup squad and could be a feasible and adequately appropriate acquisition than the latter. Probably the most predominant Bayer Leverkusen player,a typically exceptional box-to-box midfielder the German has only scored 2 goals from 25 Bundesliga games this season with an average passing accuracy of 77% and an average passing range of 18m and had the second highest tackle rate in the Champions League. Arsène Wenger has kept faith with Mikel Arteta and Lars Bender has been on the Frenchman’s radar for a long duration and a €19m bid for him was rejected by the German side. Why should Arsenal sign him? Arsenal have a strong midfield but they lack an enforcer who can keep opposing players at bay when being subject to a counter-attack, it will be an easier attraction with Champions League football and three fellow Germans already at the Emirates. Finding a player capably adequate to fill this void will be a factor of technical research. Would signing him be a perfect ‘Arsenal’ player?