Reports are out claiming that Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker can’t see the transfer spending bubble bursting.
The German international centre back was asked if he was surprised by the size of the fee Manchester City paid Liverpool for Raheem Sterling.
Mertesacker told transfermarkt.de: “Who sets the rate, what is normal?
“It has become a huge business that revolves around football. I’ve given up thinking in the categories of normal or abnormal.
“I think the end of the road is still far away. But the surprise for people is something I can quite understand.”