Freddie Ljungberg will be alongside Per Mertesacker in the Arsenal dugout this weekend, but Gilberto Silva says he’s had no contact over joining the team yet.
As many as eight members of Arsenal’s recruitment staff are set to leave the club, according to reports.
Mesut Özil and Per Mertesacker recommended to Joachim Low that he call up Serge Gnabry back in 2014 before the winger suffered an injury.
In his autobiography, Per Mertesacker gives a damming assessment of the latter days of life under Arsene Wenger, highlighting the bubble the players lived in and how nothing changed, even after the side lost 8-2 at Old Trafford.
Per Mertesacker has properly wound Robin van Persie up and that is quite ok with me.
Academy manager Per Mertesacker says he’s shocked that there are no Arsenal players in the England senior setup, and he thinks that’s something that needs to change.
Per Mertesacker has revealed he’s been trying to get Arsenal youngsters on loan to his old club, Werder Bremen, but he doesn’t think he will be successful.
Per Mertesacker thinks football may not be ready, still, for ‘homosexuality’, and I have to say his assessment is probably right on the money.
Per Mertesacker thinks football may not be ready, still, for ‘homosexuality’, and I have to say his assessment is probably right on the money.
Per Mertesacker says it’s a ‘great honour’ for him to get the chance to work at Arsenal, despite the fact he was originally planning to return to Germany.
Arsenal academy manager Per Mertesacker thinks Arsenal can definitely win the Europa League, and he thinks the team want to make amends after last year’s elimination.
Per Mertesacker has hinted at the possibility of Arsenal’s academy working with Werder Bremen, after travelling to Germany to meet with representatives from his old club.
Per Mertesacker has explained why Arsenal sent Emile Smith Rowe on loan to RB Leipzig in January and implied there will be more of those kinds of moves in the coming years.
Zech Medley has signed a new contract with Arsenal, just a year and a half after agreeing his first professional deal with the club, as he continues his positive progress under Unai Emery.
Per Mertesacker thinks the Premier League is a level above the Bundesliga right now, but he insists at least two of the upcoming Champions League ties between clubs in both divisions are ’50-50′.
Per Mertesacker has revealed that ‘enthusiasm’ in the dressing room has replaced ‘tristesse’ – a state of melancholy sadness.
Per Mertesacker has been speaking, briefly, about the impact of Sven Mislintat on Arsenal’s squad and what the chief scout, along with Unai Emery, look for in a player.
Arsenal have appointed former MK Dons manager Dan Micciche to be the boss of the u15s while Adam Pilling has joined to lead the u13s.
Vinai Venkatesham, the new Managing Director at Arsenal, spoke to the media about the importance of maintaining a high-level academy at the club, and how Per Mertesacker is helping with that.
The number of players trained by Arsenal and playing in Europe’s big-five leagues has fallen this year, despite the current strength of the club’s academy.