Arsenal are watching Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Christoph Kramer.

Gunners boss Arsene Wenger accepts his team lacks steel in midfield and will shop for a solution this summer.

The Mail on Sunday says Arsenal have identified Kramer and Bayer teammate Lars Bender as options.

Germany international Kramer is top of their list - but the 24-year-old extended his deal at Leverkusen until June 2019 in December.

Curiously, Kramer has never played for Leverkusen, having been on loan at Vfl Bochum and Borussia Monchengladbach, where he played so well he was selected for Germany's World Cup- winning squad, starting in the final.