Arsenal’s bid for Mikel Merino has been accepted by Real Sociedad and the player is now an Arsenal player. There are very many things that the midfielder will add to Arsenal.
First of all, Declan Rice will now have another solid partner in the defence and their partnership may even make it difficult for other teams to penetrate Arsenal’s midfield. His signing means that the number 6 and number 8 are fully locked.
Arsenal’s creativity will also increase when you also couple and double up his partnership with Martin Odegaard as the attacking midfielder. This will mean that Arsenal will now have the opportunity to create more chances. The ball will now be on the strikers and forward players court to deliver by scoring goals.
Mikel Merino is also good going forward because he is a player who can take on defenders since he is fearless.
Mikel Merino will also add more squad depth into Arsenal’s midfield. Mikel Arteta now has a whole pool of players to choose from. Thomas Partey is still available and all Arsenal fans know how good he is when he is fully fit.
Jorginho too is still present and he is a leader too. Mikel Arteta will now have the best partnership for Declan Rice and he will not be overworked again like he was overworked last season.
Mikel Merino also has his own personal qualities that will supplement to what Arsenal has. He has good ball possession and excellent skills.
Mikel Merino will also make sure that there is a lot of squad rotation especially in the midfield. This will give all the midfielders a chance to showcase what they have and give their best.
Mikel Merino’s signing will also promote positive competition because all the midfielders will be working hard so that they can all get a chance in the first team.
Mikel Merino also has defensive abilities; this means that Arsenal’s defense will also get a huge boost because it will be very tough to reach the defense which is equally very solid.
Mikel Merino is also a good signing because he is coming in to fill the gap and void that was left by Elneny and Emile Smith Rowe. This means that the midfield will still be very much balanced.
Mikel Merino’s addition also means that Mikel Arteta will never experiment his tactics with Kai Havertz again in the midfield.
Arsenal’s midfield will also dominate more of the ball and the club will have more ball possession. The only thing that will remain is for the forward players to convert the chances and take advantage of the ball possession.
