According to SportsMail,
Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Lars Bender is emerging as a strong
contender to become Mikel Arteta's long-term replacement at Arsenal.
Wenger
wants a new central midfielder this summer and the Germany
international has long been a favourite of the Gunners' scouting team.
The club have complied an extensive dossier on the 24-year-old and failed in an attempt to sign him last summer.
Arsenal
are also keen on Borussia Dortmund's excellent midfielder Ilkay
Gundogan, 23, but there is a feeling that Bender will be easier to land.
Gunners
scouts are also watching Southampton's Morgan Schneiderlin, with Wenger
known to be a long-term admirer of the central midfielder.
Vice-skipper
Arteta has played a pivotal role for the Gunners in recent seasons,
helping the club ensure their Champions League status.
But at the age of 31, Wenger wants a pair of younger legs in his central midfielder next season.
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