Per Mertesacker is just outside the top five defensive players on FIFA 16 and our first player to receive an 88 rating. His fellow Arsenal partner, Laurent Koscielny didn't even make the top 25 so it's surprising that the German is so high as many consider the Frenchman a better option.
NCTJ-accredited football writer with an MA in Sports Journalism. What Culture football editor. Write for the official Newcastle United programme. Former video reporter at North News. Featured and published in the Sunderland Echo, Shields Gazette, Mail Online, The Mirror, The Sun and others.
