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Germany international Per Mertesacker has conceded he would be interested in a move to the Premier League, should he leave Werder Bremen any time soon.\n<\/p>\n

Mertesacker remains a key figure in the international set-up, and will start on Saturday night against Kazakhstan, but has been short of his best form for Werder this term.<\/p>\n

He has received a lot of criticism for his role in Bremen’s demise with numerous uncharacteristic mistakes costing his team points, yet he remains a rumoured target of Arsenal and Liverpool.<\/p>\n

However, the 26-year-old says he is currently only focused on saving Bremen from the drop this year and improving his own form, and then he will consider his options with a move to England being an “attractive” one.<\/p>\n

“England has been an issue for a few years now, but I cannot make a decision yet,” he told Die Welt<\/i> newspaper.<\/p>\n

“Of course the Premier League is attractive, but right now there is only one issue for me and that is avoiding the drop.”<\/p>\n

Dip in form<\/h4>\n

Mertesacker’s contract with Bremen expires in 2012, meaning the Bundesliga club could only demand a substantial fee for him this summer, but he insists “now is not the time” to discuss where he will be playing next year.<\/p>\n

Instead, he is trying to work out why his form has dipped this season.<\/p>\n

“There are just so many different reasons which all came together,” he explained.<\/p>\n

“But I believe that it happens now and again that somebody does not play one season at the very highest level.<\/p>\n

“You have to go through a dip to improve. We are not machines who always work, but that does not detract from the fact that we cannot repeat such a terrible season.”<\/p>\n

Bremen are 12th in the Bundesliga, just four points above the relegation zone with seven games remaining.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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