After the main defensive midfielder of the team Francis Coquelin suffered an injury and dropped out of the lineup for a longer period, Arsene Wenger is determined to acquire another player in this position during the January transfer window.
It is reported that among the targets of the Arsenal team are Sevilla representative Polish Grzegorz Krychowiak, Lisbon Sporting player William Carvalho, and the coach's priority is Bayer defender Lars Bender.
It is said that if they fail to acquire any of the mentioned players earlier, the London team would also consider the candidacy of Lazio player Lucas Biglia and the Nice duo Vincent Koziello and Nampalys Mendy.
After Coquelin's injury, football experts unanimously agree that if Arsenal still wants to compete for the Premier League title, they must acquire a high-class defensive midfielder. It is probably not surprising that the main target of the team is Lars Bender. It is reported that the player has long been on Arsenal's wish list, and in 2013 the team even made an offer of almost 30 million euros for the German, which Bayer rejected.
It is worth mentioning that Bender himself is currently recovering from an injury and did not play in the last five Bundesliga matches. The 26-year-old defender's contract with Bayer club is valid until 2019, so in order to acquire this player, Arsenal will have to open their wallets wide and be prepared to pay an even larger sum than the offer made in 2013.
