Scouting for Arsenal: 3 super replacements for Mikel Arteta

1. Lars Bender

Bender is a vital cog of the Bayer Leverkusen machine and helped them to a third place finish last season behind Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. Possessing great stamina and good defensive capabilities, Bender is quickly appearing on the radar of many top clubs.

The German international have tremendous work rate that can be compared to that of Aaron Ramsey. Plus, he is a good playmaker too which is very much a required attribute for any Arsenal player. He is also good tackler of the ball.