ARSENAL:
Per Mertsesacker and Tomas Rosicky sign new deals

Mertsesacker, 29 joined the Premier League side from Werder Bremen in August 2011 and has appeared in all but two league games this season.

Rosicky, 33, joined from Borussia Dortmund in 2006 and would have been out of contract in the summer.

"They are players of exceptional quality and experience," Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger told the club's website