Mikel Arteta has convinced Arsenal to break their transfer policy to sign ‘world-class’ player this summer

Thu 11 July 2024 19:45, UK

Arsenal are reportedly ready to break their transfer policy to sign a player who Mikel Arteta is keen to land this summer.

The Gunners have made huge improvements in the transfer market since sporting director Edu Gaspar’s arrival.

Edu, alongside Mikel Arteta, has built a side capable of winning major honours and Arsenal can find themselves unfortunate not to have at least one more Premier League under their belt after the🀅 past couple of🧜 seasons.

Much of their success in the market has come from snapping up talented prospects, with Gabriel Martinelli, Martin Odegaard and William Saliba all going on to become top-cl♍ꦫass players at Arsenal.

But Arteta has shown he can be flexible in that regard, particularly in the cases of Jorginho and Leandro Trossard, who have both become important p🌞layers under the Spaniard.

And it would appe🔥ar that Arsenal are ready to go against their usual transfer policy onc꧙e again as they bid to land a key midfield target.

Arsenal ready to move for Mikel Merino

The Gunners ar♈e keen to strengthen their options in midfield this summer but look set to mi⛦ss out on Real Sociedad’s Martin Zubimendi.

That’s according to , with the outlet sharing the latest on Arteta’s search for a fresh face✤ in the miไddle of the park.

With Z🌱ubimend🍸i recently suggesting he has no desire to leave Sociedad, Arsenal could turn their attention to his teammate Mikel Merino.

Indeed, it’s claimed that while the Gunners typiꦕcally target signing players🧸 under the age of 25, an exception could be made for Merino.

The Spaniard recently turned 28 but Arteta h⭕as apparently convinced the Arsenal board to break their transfer policy to sign him.

Merino’s experience would benefit Arsenal

Much like the arrival of Jorginho, the current Arsenal side will only benefit from anot⭕her experienced head i꧟n the middle of the park.

Before last season, the Gunners were largely an inexperienced side but the signings of J♛orginho, Trossard and even Rice, who boasts considerable international and Premier League experience at the age of 25, have added more know-how to Arteta’s side.

Merino would certainly provide that and could even be Arsenal’s answer 𝓰to replacing Granit Xhaka on the left-hand side of the midfield three.

After an impressive campaign at Sociedad, Merino has been lauded as a ‘world-class’ midfielder and his ability on thꦍe ball would lend itself well to Arteta’s styಌle of play.

The Spaniard has also featured regularly at Euro 2024, netting a vital extra time winner in Sp๊ain’🥀s 2-1 win over Germany in the quarter-finals.

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Mikel Arteta has convinced Arsenal to break their transfer policy to sign ‘world-class’ player this summer

Arsenal ready to move for Mikel Merino

Merino’s experience would benefit Arsenal