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Arsenal are expected to ramp things up in the final week of the window as they edge closer to a deal for Mikel Merino. Merino has said his goodbyes to teammates and staff over in Sociedad and is now ready to come to England and seal a move to Arsenal. The signing of Merino will mean Arsenal have now landed two big-money signings this summer. Riccardo Calafiori also arrived from Bologna, but in the main, it has been pretty quiet and there has been no blockbuster arrival like when Declan Rice signed last year. However, things might have been different for Arsenal had they not simply baulked at t…

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