Defender Per Mertesacker and Tomas Rosicky have signed new contracts.

However  the length of each deal has not been disclosed..

Rosicky is in his eighth season at Arsenal after moving from Borussia Dortmund. The 'Little Mozart' struggled with muscular injuries during the early part of his Gunners career, but is a trusted lieutenant under Arsene Wenger.

German international Mertesacker has been at the club since 2011, forming a solid centre-back partnership with Laurent Koscielny.