Arsenal captain Per Mertesacker has said that he is "grateful and very humble" to have been given a chance to play under Arsene Wenger. The German centre-back was speaking shortly after Wenger officially announced that he will bow out as manager next month, bringing an end to his 22-year spell. Mertesacker has revealed that the long-serving boss made the announcement to his players at the club's London Colney training base, leaving him and his teammates in a state of shock. "We have just been informed basically and it's quite emotional," he told Arsenal's official website. "Obviously he has been at the club such a long time, he has been so supportive to me. One...
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