Morning all. That's it then for Per Mertesacker. He doesn’t want to play another game of football again. Talking to German outlet Der Spiegel, he’s reported as saying: ‘My body is finished. Everyone says I should enjoy the last year, to play as much as possible and take everything in. I would rather sit on the bench or – even better – in the stands, and then, for the first time in my life, aged more than 30, I will feel free.' I don’t blame his really. He’s never been the quickest of defenders but he had, no doubt still has, a great footballing brain but with the game having gained pace, certainly in attacking players, life for him has become more and more...
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