Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker and his wife Stange, has been blessed with their second child earlier today. The Defender who got married last year, has already a 3 year old son named Paul.

Congratulatory messages have flooded in for the German International since. His Arsenal and German colleagues Lukas Podolski and Mesut Ozil took to Twitter to congratulate the B*G.

Congratulations on the arrival of your newborn! May little one be blessed with every happiness. @mertesacker

— Mesut Özil (@MesutOzil1088) May 21, 2014

Congrats @mertesacker ! Now the "bfg" has his 2nd little treasure. Looking forward to seeing you today! #daddy #family #goodnews #poldi #aha

— Lukas-Podolski.com (@Podolski10) May 22, 2014