5) Lars Bender – Bayer Leverkusen
Bender’s like Lucas in that he’s disciplined and an excellent tackler/interceptor – but he provides a much more mobile central midfield option. He’s faster and a better passer, too. Interestingly, Klopp managed his brother Sven Bender at Dortmund to great effect, and Lars will have only heard fantastic things about our new boss from his twin. Lars is the slightly higher rated of the pair and would increase our anchoring midfield options – with Emre Can, Jordan Henderson and James Milner covering the box-to-box spots with their marauding runs instead.
