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Arsenal are set to make a big move for the first time in their history after a deal with Bayer Leverkusen was agreed.

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Arsenal will have to make Sami Khedira their highest paid player if they are to tempt him from Real Madrid. The German midfielder is available for £24million but is paid around £8million a year at the Bernabeu. That is more than £150,000 a week and in excess of the £140,000 Mesut Ozil earns at the Emirates. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Arsenal targets Lars Bender and Alexis Sanchez in action . On the move? Sami Khedira is a target for Arsenal but his wage demands could be a stumbling block . Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is looking to strengthen his midfield and is also interested in Khedira's international team-mate Lars Bender. Leverkusen, however, are reluctant to sell Bender, 25, having only recently tied him down to a new long-term contract. Wenger is also keeping tabs on Southampton's Morgan Schneiderlin while Chile star Alexis Sanchez is close to signing for £30m from Barcelona.