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Transfers
When Arsenal could finally complete Mikel Merino signing
Arsenal have got their Premier League campaign off to the best possible start and will hope for similar joy on the transfer front over the coming days.
With just over a week until the summer transfer window closes, the Gunners will ♈likely be looking to add the finishing touches to their squad.
Arsenal have made one senior summer signing so far, bringing Ricca💎rdo Calafiori to the Emirates Stadium from Bologna.
It shouldn’t be long before the Gunners make their second senior si𒊎gning of the summer, and it looks like things are developin๊g nicely on this front.
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Arsenal could complete Mikel Merino deal by Thursday
Over the past few weeks, Arsenal have been in talks over Real Sociedad midfielder Mikel Merino.
Now, according to , the breakthrough should be coming ‘between today and tomorrow’ ꦡ(Wednesday and Thursday).
The Spanish outlet claims that ‘everything points’ to the Euro 2024 champion being close to securing his mo🧸ve to Arsenal 𒀰and bringing the saga to an end.
On Tuesday, a report claimed that Sociedad president Jokin Aperribay flew to London for﷽ talks with the Gunners hierarchy over the financial side of the deal.
Sociedad reportedly rejected a deal worth €30million (£25.5million) up front and €5million 🐠(£4.3mi❀llion) in add-ons.
Aperribay’s goal is to obtain at least €40million (£34million) between a fixed price and varꦫiables, ad🦩ded the report.
And the Basque club chief is reporte🔴dly willing to accept payment in instalments to help facilitate the trans⛄fer to Arsenal.
Merino is once again absent from training amid continuing talks between the clubs, wi🐻th ‘lumbar discomfort’ cited as the official reason.
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What Merino will offer Arsenal
It looks as though it won’t be long before the all-import✨ant breakthrough arrives, and when it does, it’ll be a joyous moment for the Arsenal fanbase.
Merino is a “world-class” player who has proven himself at the highest level and has won trophies with Sociedad, Borussia Dortmund and 💃Spain.
recently publisꦫhed an article describing Merino ✱as the ‘type of midfielder Arteta would create in a lab if given the chance.’
wrote earlier this week: ‘Meri🌱no’s ability to win a𝐆erial duels and make interceptions in the middle of the pitch makes him an extremely effective player.
‘In fact, the exploitation of his athletic frame was particularly useful for Spain at Eu❀ro 2024ꦿ.
‘He often came on as a substitute to see out games and disrupt the opposition’s attacking patterns, especially when defensive players around him 🧸were tiring.
‘The 28-year-old could perform a similar funct💫ion for an elite club side in competitive league matches and knockout rounds in the Ch💯ampions League.’
If all goes well, Merino looks set to be another important piece of the p♉uzzle as Arsenal look to finally win the Premier League title for the first time🐼 in 21 years.