Arsenal target and Real Sociaded midfielder Mikel Merino is on the verge of joining Arsenal. Sociaded have excluded him out of the squad. This incident has caught the attention of Arsenal fans. Previously, Arsenal tried to sign Real Sociaded midfielder Martin Zubimendi.
But Real Sociaded and Arsenal couldn’t agree for a move for the young Spanish midfielder Martin Zubimendi. Various reports were suggesting that Manchester City were also interested in the midfielder. So, Arsenal went for the alternative of Zubimendi which is Mikel Merino.
Recently, Mikel Merino has played for Spain in the Euro 2024. He scored some important goals for Spain. For example, Mikel Merino scored the winning goal against Germany in Euro 2024.
What really happened with Arsenal target?
There are speculations that Mikel Merino has agreed to join Arsenal. Real Sociaded have understood that they will lose the Spaniard in this summer. The Laliga outfit have started their preseason tour. So, they had a match against Union Berlin in Germany.
According to Just Arsenal, the entire squad travelled to Germany without Mikel Merino. This incident indicates that there is a strong possibility that the Spaniard will end up as an Arsenal player.
Who is Mikel Merino?
Mikel Merino is a modern-day box-to-box midfielder. He is both physically strong and technically gifted. His playing style is almost similar with Real Madrid player Jude Bellingham.
Mikel Merino has more experience than Zubimendi in professional football career. So, Mikel will be a good addition to Arsenal squad.
Future of Arsenal
When Mikel Arteta was building a new project at Arsenal, players like Emile Smith Rowe, Bukayo Saka, Eddie Nketiah, Joe Willock were the revelations for the gunners. Few of them made a permanent place in the first team.
Recently Arsenal have signed a lot of players for the midfield position, and they are performing well. For these reasons the homegrown talents are falling down in the pecking order. The addition of Mikel Merino will displace players like Jorginho, Thomas Partey from the first eleven. For this incident, young academy players are also leaving arsenal.
Now a homegrown talent like Emile Smith Rowe is leaving Arsenal and Joining Fulham. This is certainly not a good news for the Gunners. The younger players will get a bad impression from this incident.
After Emile Smith Rowe, Arsenal is losing another academy graduate to a Premier League rival because Lewis Brown is going to join West Ham United. Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is losing the most talented players from the academy. The fans are unhappy about this fact.
With this current transfer strategy, Arsenal can win the Premier League title but this strategy will not be effective for a long-term project. Few years later, the Gunners will stumble again. Then they have to rely on the academy talents.
The Hammers have recently appointed Julen Lopetegui as their new manager. He is building a new project at West Ham. According to multiple reports, the Spaniard want reinforcements at two major positions. One is at the center back position and another one is at the left back position. So, West Ham are desperate to sign the young Arsenal academy product to reinforce their backline. On top of that the Hammers need a backup for Emerson Palmieri at the Left back position.
Lewis Brown has raised through the ranks of Arsenal academy and has become a leader for their under 19 team.
According to multiple sources it is being said that the 18-year-old will sign a new deal on Monday. He is the grandson of a West Ham legend Ken Brown who made 474 appearances. His entire family supports West Ham. So, it was an easy decision for the young defender.
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