An old Barça goal for the midfield could 'help' in the signing of Mikel Merino

The FC Barcelona could have achieved a new 'allied' in the operation of Mikel Merino. The arrival of the navarro to the City Condal is in the air, since to be able to assume his traspaso, the culés will have to give off of Frenkie of Jong. This stage, to day of today, seems very unlikely, since the injury suffered by the Dutch in his right ankle follows without evolving and still does not exist a date estimated of return, what 'freeze' the interest of other clubs in his index card.

This factor, added to the possible incorporations of Nico Williams and Dani Elm, 'cool' the traspaso of the midfield player. The extreme of the Athletic Club of Bilbao and the mediocentro of the RB Leipzig are the absolute priority of the Barcelona entity, that has put all his efforts in closing the contractings of the two Spanish stars, 'freezing' the alternative of Merino until resolving the cases of the two footballers mentioned previously.

In spite of this, in Can Barça follow studying formulas to achieve the contracting of the navarro along the summer, and could have achieved a 'allied' unexpected. And it is that the Real Sociedad, conscious that they exist high probabilities that they remain without one of his main figures, have put hands to the work in research of a new mediocampista and would have put the look in Javi War.

The player of Valencia was one of the big disclosures of the past season, calling the attention of several clubs, included the Barça. However, the culés would be looking for a different profile and there would be descartado his arrival, but now are the 'txuri-urdin' those that have called to his door. As 'I Irradiate Mark', from Anoeta would have offered 15 million euros by his index card, enciphers that Valencia has refused since expect perceive, at least, 20 'kilos' by his traspaso. Nevertheless, the relation between both clubs is excellent and this could facilitate the operation, what would approach to Mikel a bit more to the Camp Nou.

The Barça has a hard competition

While the culés can not do more than observing as they manage the events, the Arsenal follows 'presionando' for doing with the services of Merino. The londinenses already would have offered 25 million euros to the Real to begin to concretise his contracting, and in San Sebastián would not see with bad eyes this figure taking in account that the player could go out with the letter of freedom next summer. By his part, the mediocentro, in front of the difficulty to join to the rows of Flick, would have put like main allocate the Premier League before that fichar by the Athletic of Madrid, another of his beaux, so his return to England would be directing .

In spite of the insistence of Mikel Arteta and the 'gunners', the group 'txuri-urdin' still would not give by stray to one of his best footballers. As 'El Diario Vasco', in Anoeta are by the work to litigate the enlargement of his agreement to the end, and in case to achieve the green light of Merino, his new bond would situate him in the highest of the echelon salarial. Nevertheless, still they would not have significant movements in this regard and his future remains open, although far of the Barça.