Per Mertesacker admits Arsenal's German players have spoken to Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira about moving to London. Speaking at a Q&A session on Wednesday, Mertesacker, who won the World Cup in Brazil alongside Khedira, revealed he had spoken to his compatriot about moving to the Emirates.

"I'm up for more quality Germans joining the club," Mertesacker said.

"(Mesut) Ozil and I spoke to Khedira a few times about joining Arsenal."

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