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Per Mertesacker<\/a> believes that Arsenal<\/a> should re-sign club hero Thierry Henry<\/a> on a temporary basis and has hailed the quality of Koln<\/a> striker, and rumoured transfer target, Lukas Podolski<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Gunners legend Henry is currently training with the squad during the MLS off-season and rumours abound of a deal being done to bring him in on loan from New York Red Bulls until the start of their new campaign, while Germany forward Podolski has also been frequently linked to the Emirates Stadium of late.<\/p>\n

Mertesacker told The Daily Mirror<\/em>: \u201cI am very happy training with [Henry], very happy. He is playing very, very good. I am happy to play against him in training and it is a great experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is a great opportunity for us, but I’m not the manager, I couldn’t find a decision or what is possible for him or for us.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn training he shows his class and to have him with us is great because he shows his attitude, his experience. He still has the same attitude he showed in a lot of games at Arsenal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Henry, 34, left Arsenal in 2007 to join Barcelona, having become the north London club\u2019s all-time leading goalscorer.<\/p>\n

Manager Arsene Wenger has admitted that he is considering a short-term loan move for the Frenchman to help cover for Gervinho and Marouane Chamakh\u2019s imminent departure to the Africa Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n

In the long term, Mertesacker added that he would be thrilled to be joined at the Emirates Stadium by his international team-mate Podolski. The 26-year-old has been reported to be on his way out of his hometown club.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is a great player, especially for the national team,\u201d said the ex-Werder Bremen centre-half.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe scores a lot of goals, he’s a good striker with a very good finish with his left foot.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis left foot is unbelievable and I’m a fan. This year, he has scored a lot of goals. He is powerful as well, he’s a great player.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mertesacker also added that the Gunners squad are focusing on what lies ahead after their disappointing 1-1 Premier League draw with Wolves on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a disappointing result for us. We had a chance to go into fourth place, but we didn’t do that,\u201d the German stated.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut sometimes these are the situations in football. We don’t have to think a lot about this because there are some big London games in the next week. We have to look forward and try to do our best.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had this chance to go fourth, but there are a lot of chances to come and we are ready to get in the top four.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also admitted that playing through the festive season was an adjustment after being used to a winter break.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a little different from the Bundesliga, but you get used to everything in the world and, hopefully, in the next month I am improving more and more,\u201d Mertesacker continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver Christmas and New Year it’s new, but I enjoy my life in London very much.\u201d<\/p>\n

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