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Yet the centre-half is available at a relatively small fee for a player who boasts 75 caps, for his country given the financial problems being experienced by Werder, and should complete his move having broken away from international duty to fly to London and undergo a medical.

Arsène Wenger makes leap of faith by bringing Mertesacker to Arsenal 2011

With the humiliation endured in Sunday's 8-2 defeat at Manchester United still raw, Wenger has performed something of a U-turn by returning to Werder Bremen to sign Per Mertesacker for around €9m £7.6m despite having apparently previously been unconvinced that the 26-year-old, albeit an experienced and rugged performer, would thrive given the furious pace of the Premier League.

Arsène Wenger makes leap of faith by bringing Mertesacker to Arsenal 2011

In the end, the draw between FC Twente and Werder Bremen was a good one for us.

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Per Mertesacker of Werder Bremen is a seasoned Germany international who could add steel to Arsenal's defence.

Arsène Wenger makes leap of faith by bringing Mertesacker to Arsenal 2011

Down a cliff perhaps, if they lose to Werder in the cup tomorrow night.

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But Mainz has already beaten such heavyweights as Werder Bremen, Bayern Munich and Wolfsburg (the last two on the road), suggesting that perhaps the hype is not entirely misplaced.

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One potential target, the Germany international centre-half Per Mertesacker, has committed his future to Werder Bremen despite interest from Arsenal and Paris St Germain.

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Deutsche Bank "is going back on its written binding commitment to purchase the Kingate Funds' claims because it does not want to pay what it now views, with the benefit of hindsight, as too high a price," according to the complaint filed by Richard I. Werder Jr ., a lawyer for the Kingate funds.

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And Mertesacker, the Germany centre-half, who signed from Werder Bremen in August, is confident that Henry would prosper.

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