Source: Team_Talk
Wenger quiet on Per transfer link
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has remained tight-lipped regarding possible interest in Germany centre-back Per Mertesacker.[LNB] The Werder Bremen defender has been repeatedly linked with the Gunners this summer as they search for additional replacements for Sol Campbell, William Gallas and Mikael Silvestre.[LNB]Wenger has already signed Laurent Koscielny this summer and he is thought to be interested in Udinese's Cristian Zapata as it is expected that he will sign another defender before the end of August.[LNB]But after Sunday's victory over Celtic, which clinched the Emirates Cup, the Frenchman insisted that he was "not close to signing anybody".[LNB]Asked if Mertesacker would fit the bill, he said: "I wouldn't like to comment on names because it raises the price straightaway 50 per cent."
