Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker admits manager Arsene Wenger asked him about signing Mesut Ozil.
The pair played together at Werder Bremen and are Germany teammates.
"He asked me what I thought and the answer was obvious," recalled Mertesacker.
"I knew that he (Wenger) had wanted to sign him when he was at Werder Bremen.
"I knew him from Bremen and I know he will get better."
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