Per Mertesacker has been nominated for the German Football Ambassador award.
This initiative honours German football players playing abroad who are able to transmit a positive image of Germany worldwide.
Mesut Ozil won the award last year, with other past winners including Andre Schurrle and Sami Khedira.
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