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Arsenal Transfer News: Lars Bender, William Carvalho, Vincent Koziello Rumours

Arsenal have stepped up their winter recruitment drive as Lars Bender and William Carvalho are being eyed to replace injured Francis Coquelin, while Gunners scouts have been to watch Nice starlet Vincent Koziello in action.

According to the Daily Mail's Sami Mokbel, Bender and Carvalho rank highly on the list of January transfer-window targets to replace Coquelin, who's set to miss the next couple of months with knee ligament damage.

The former France under-21 international suffered the blow during Saturday's 2-1 defeat to West Bromwich Albion, leaving the Gunners short of options in central midfield.