Arsène Wenger confirms Per Mertesacker is out of action for months


Arsène Wenger during an Arsenal training session at San Jose State University in California. Photograph: David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images
Arsène Wenger has revealed Per Mertesacker will be out of action for “a few months” with a knee injury.
The German centre-half suffered the problem during Friday night’s friendly against Lens and was then left out of Arsenal’s pre-season tour of the United States.
There were reports that the injury would rule out the 31-year-old for up to five months but Wenger could only confirm his defender – who was likely to be Arsenal’s new captain for the season – would miss a good chunk of their Premier League campaign which gets under way when Arsenal host Liverpool on 14 August at the Emirates.
Speaking during a press conference before the club’s friendly against the MLS All Stars, Wenger confirmed that Mertesacker would miss a “few months” of action.
Arsenal will play a side featuring Kaka, Didier Drogba, Andrea Pirlo, Didier Drogba and Clint Dempsey on Friday at the Avaya Stadium, the home of the San Jose Earthquakes based in California.
Mertesacker’s injury leaves Wenger short of options with Laurent Koscielny being handed an extended break after Euro 2016.

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