Bender: I'm not good enough for Arsenal
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Lars Bender: Im not yet good enough for Arsenal transfer
Lars Bender has seemingly quashed talk of a summer switch to Arsenal by admitting hes not ready to take the step up from Leverkusen.
The midfielders refreshing comments come on the back of rumours Arsene Wenger is ready to revive his interest in the 25-year-old at the end of the season.
However, Bender insists any talk of a £20million move away from Germany is wide of the mark.
He said: I signed my new contract until 2019, and that should have told everyone how happy I am at Leverkusen.
I feel settled here and see no reason to change anything.
In fact, if I am to be completely honest, I havent had a brilliant season and dont feel ready yet to take on a pivotal role at a big club somewhere else.
I need to keep working on my game, and I am going to do that here at Leverkusen. That suits me, and I am happy with that.
Lars Bender has seemingly quashed talk of a summer switch to Arsenal by admitting hes not ready to take the step up from Leverkusen.
The midfielders refreshing comments come on the back of rumours Arsene Wenger is ready to revive his interest in the 25-year-old at the end of the season.
However, Bender insists any talk of a £20million move away from Germany is wide of the mark.
He said: I signed my new contract until 2019, and that should have told everyone how happy I am at Leverkusen.
I feel settled here and see no reason to change anything.
In fact, if I am to be completely honest, I havent had a brilliant season and dont feel ready yet to take on a pivotal role at a big club somewhere else.
I need to keep working on my game, and I am going to do that here at Leverkusen. That suits me, and I am happy with that.
