The future of Mikel Merino The deal is still not finalised. The Navarrese player, after winning the European Championship with Spain and enjoying his holidays, returned to Donosti to meet up with Imanol Alguacil and his players. On the other hand, he has been linked to major European teams such as Atletico Madrid or Arsenal.
The Madrid team finally opted for Gallagher and including Javi Guerra Valencia and did not enter the bidding for the Navarrese player. Although neither of the two midfielders have arrived at Atleti and Mikel Merino has not left Real either.
Yesterday, Real Sociedad saw their first three points slip away in front of their fans in a poor match against Rayo Vallecano. Martin Zubimendi who has rejected Liverpool if he entered the squad and came on at half-time replacing Urko González de Zarate. In fact, the San Sebastian native scored the consolation goal.
Mikel Merino was not included in that squad as he is supposedly finalising his signing for the English club. The Navarrese midfielder was included in the squad He was seen before the matchas together with Álex Remiro, Zubimendi and Mikel Oyarzabal they were honoured by their club after winning the European Championship in Germany this summer. Mikel watched the match from the stands along with other teammates who were injured such as Igor Zubeldia or Álvaro Odriozola.
Instead, to the surprise of many today it appeared in ZubietaAs can be seen in the video that Real has uploaded to its networks, Mikel Merino appears entering the Zubieta pitch with his current coach. Imanol Bailiff.
The number “8” of the Real has already passed through the Premier League in the 2017-18 season. At that time he played for Newcastle United which he coached Rafa Benitez. Mikel met several Spaniards that year, as well as Ayoze Perez, Joselu or Manquillo. He is now linked to a Champions team led by Mikel Arteta who is looking for a key piece in the midfield to accompany Declan Rice.
For its part, Carlos Fernandez has not been present in this Monday morning’s training session. The Andalusian striker, cursed by injuries, has not had many opportunities these years at Real Sociedad, which could be looking for a way out.
