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Per Mertesacker to retire at end of season and become Arsenal Academy manager

The Germany World Cup winner is the club captain and will continue to be part of the first-team squad for the upcoming season.But he will do so "while developing his knowledge and understanding of the Academy", the Gunners said in a statement on their website.And Mertesacker, 32, tweeted: “Looking forward to the new challenge in 2018 ... but: it ain't over 'til it's over #COYG.”Luke Hobbs is set to continue to lead the Arsenal Academy through the 2017/18 campaign, before Mertesacker retires and take over. GETTY Per Mertesacker will become academy manager in a year's time Mertesacker, who joined Arsenal from Werder Bremen in August 2011, is excited about his new...
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