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Arsenal FC new signing Lukas Podolski and Per Mertesacker in Germany Euro 2012 squad

Lukas Podolski (credit: Clive Rose/Getty Images)
Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker has been included in Germany's preliminary 27-man squad for Euro 2012.

The centre-back has not played since February because of ankle ligament damage, but coach Joachim Loew is confident he will be fit to travel to Poland and Ukraine.

FC Koln striker Lukas Podolski, who will join Mertesacker at Emirates Stadium next season, is also in the squad which will be trimmed down to 23 on May 29th.

"We spoke with Per and he has put in a lot of effort in getting back to fitness," said Loew.

"I spoke to him and his coach Arsene Wenger yesterday. We agreed that he will fly with the squad to Sardinia on Friday.

"Wenger said he is not ready to play yet so he has welcomed us taking him with us for training.

"He has got to get back to competitive levels of fitness and we hope to get him there over the coming weeks."

Provisional Germany squad for Euro 2012:

Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Tim Wiese (Werder Bremen), Ron Robert Zieler (Hannover), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Borussia Moenchengladbach).

Defenders: Holger Badstuber (Bayern Munich), Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich), Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich), Benedikt Hoewedes (Schalke), Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund), Marcel Schmelzer (Borussia Dortmund), Per Mertesacker (Arsenal).

Midfielders: Sven Bender (Borussia Dortmund), Mario Gotze (Borussia Dortmund), Ilkay Gundogan (Borussia Dortmund), Lars Bender (Bayer Leverkusen), Andre Schuerrle (Bayer Leverkusen), Julian Draxler (Schalke), Toni Kroos (Bayern Munich), Thomas Mueller (Bayern Munich), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich), Sami Khedira (Real Madrid), Mesut Ozil (Real Madrid), Marco Reus (Borussia Moenchengladbach).

Forwards: Lukas Podolski (FC Koln), Cacau (Stuttgart), Mario Gomez (Bayern Munich), Miroslav Klose (Lazio).

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