Per Mertesacker

Per Mertesacker has picked up a foot injury

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed that defender Per Mertesacker will be out for at least a month.

The German has had a good start to his Gunners career, making 29 appearances for the north London club but he picked up a foot injury against Sunderland on Saturday.

“He had reconstruction of his ankle in Germany before he joined us and the scan did not look too positive yesterday. Last night he went back to Germany to speak to the specialist and see where we go from there,” Wenger told reporters.

“Certainly in the next month he will not be with us.”

Arsenal will be without the German when they take on AC Milan in the Champions League tonight.