Upon the conclusion of Euro 2024, Arsenal are now expected to step up their summer transfer plans and table a bid for Mikel Merino. Mikel Arteta wants to sign a midfielder this summer according to reports, and Merino has been identified by Arsenal as a number eight who can improve their eleven. Arteta loves Merino’s physicality and perhaps sees him as a talent who would be worth returning Declan Rice to a deeper role for. Last season Arteta eventually preferred playing Rice as an offensive player, explaining why he was able to bag seven goals and nine assists in the Premier League – his best n…
