Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker has refused a move to any other club as he wants to stay at Arsenal. The 32-year old defender is yet to be featured in this season after suffering cartilage damage.
The World Cup winning defender has been linked with a move to his former club Hannover 96. His contract is due to expire at the end of this season and no contract negotiations have been placed till now. However, the veteran defender is confident that things will be sorted out, “A new Arsenal contract has absolute priority for me. But no dates have been set [for talks],” Arsenal has the highest priority for me. Everything else is pure speculation, and I won’t join the discussion.”
Arsenal signed Shkodran Mustafi who proved to be a masterstroke for Arsene Wenger as he alongside Laurent Koscielny have been doing wonders for The Gunners.
On their current form, the German defender thinks it would be very hard for them to win the title although they have been in devastating form, especially after Olivier Giroud’s return has made them even stronger.
“We played a few convincing matches, but there were also some hard-fought last-minute wins. The competitiveness at the top of the league is certainly unique in Europe. And it’s unmistakable the fans want the title, but it might be harder to win it in England than elsewhere,” Mertesacker said.
