Arsenal Close In On Merino Deal

Euro 2024 winner and Real Sociedad midfielder Mikel Merino has agreed to become a new Arsenal player ahead of the transfer deadline, according to reports in Spain.

Transfer Expert, Fabrizio Romano, revealed that a verbal agreement has been put in place for the Spanish midfielder to move to the Premier League side.

Romano in a post on his X handle said €32m plus €5m add-ons with favourable payment terms have been agreed on for the player to move to the Emirate Stadium.

Reports in Spain added that the negotiations between Arsenal and the Spanish club have ended ‘in an agreement’ and Merino ‘did not train on Wednesday with his current Real Sociedad teammates due to lower back pain, but everything indicates that he was already living his last hours as a player for the San Sebastian club.

Real Sociedad president Jokin Aperribay was ‘seen taking a flight to London’ late on Tuesday and now a deal is set to go through for around €35m.