Arsenal and Atlético threaten FC Barcelona's priority signing for its midfield

The FC Barcelona seems to have stipulated his priority for this market of incorporations veraniego regarding the addition of a mediocentro. In this case, his favourite option is Mikel Merino, pivote pamplonés of 28 years that at present plays in the Real Sociedad. So much his performance in the terrain of game like the circumstances that surround his possible exit of the cast donostiarra do that it was an interesting incorporation for the Barcelona club.

However, as well as the combined Catalan sees the acquisition of the midfield player like a possible 'bargain', since it could go out by less than the 60 M€ of his clause of rescission and the 50 'kilos' that marks his value of market in 'Transfermarkt', other teams also are interested in the canterano of the CA Osasuna to close a traspaso with the square 'Txuri-Urdin' this summer.

The condition so that the Arsenal move 'index card' by Mikel Merino

One of these clubs is the Arsenal of Mikel Arteta, that has been sounding with strength lately. In fact, several sources in England aseveran that once that the 'Gunners' close the incorporation of the Italian defender Riccardo Calafiori, will consider seriously do of the services of the exjugador of the Newcastle. Besides, according to the portal web 'GiveMeSport', the trainer donostiarra sees to Merino like a complement ideal to reinforce the centre of the field, that already has names 'top' as Declan Crimp and Martin Ødegaard.

Nevertheless, also it is important to take into account the information of the journalist Matteo Moretto, that mentions that although the interest of the londinenses by the one of Pamplona is real and have made some queries and calls to the Basque picture, still have not presented a formal offer by the player. Even so, it is a latent option that anytime the Arsenal can aventurarse to incorporate to the '6' of 'The Red', trusting can surpass the economic proposal that present him from Spain.

The Athletic neither neglects the incorporation of the midfield player pamplonés

Now, another club that has showed interest in reinforcing with Mikel Merino in this market of summer is the Athletic of Madrid, being one of the big longings without resolving of the trainer Diego 'Cholo' Simeone. In fact, as it commented in 'Relief', the colchoneros would have tried to include the traspaso of the midfield player pamplonés together with the signing of Robin Him Normand in a conjoint operation. However, this idea seems to have not advanced a lot, since the 'blanquiazules' prefer to concretise these operations like separate sales.

Although they have not revealed clear figures of the economic proposals of the teams, seems evident that all the casts interested in Mikel Merino know that they could ficharlo by a mount between 25 and 30 M€. Now only it remains for seeing which will be the decision of the current player of the Real Sociedad, the one who apparently, as it suggests 'The Desmarque', prioritises to be still in LaLiga and has some inclination by the sportive project of the FC Barcelona. Nevertheless, his decision will not know until after his holidays, which began after the ending of the Eurocopa.