𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐖𝐄 𝐆𝐎! Arsenal complete deal to sign Mikel Merino from Real Sociedad at 🔴⚪️🇪🇸
€32m plus €5m add-ons with favorable payment terms and contract until June 2028 plus an option until 2029.
Arsenal were closing in on Merino deal since the end of July, Merino only wanted Arsenal… and it’s now done.
𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟏 𝐭𝐨 𝟏𝟎! ⚡️So far this window Arsenal have only added Riccardo Calafiori to their senior side, with David Raya seeing his loan from Brentford become permanent as expected. Merino will bolster Arterta’s options centrally after Emile Smith Rowe was sold to Fulham.
Arsenal have previously been in the mix for Martin Zubimendi and Bruno Guimaraes, as well as other midfielders, even after signing Declan Rice next summer. Merino emerged as a clear favourite earlier this year though with all parties working towards an agreement for some time.
The former Newcastle and Borussia Dortmund man is currently tied down until next summer at La Real but has been waiting for much of the summer to move to the Emirates Stadium. He was left out of the club’s opening La Liga clash against Rayo Vallecano.
