The message that FC Barcelona would have sent to Mikel Merino

The FC Barcelona still finds to the expectation to be able to do of the services of the mediocentro pamplonés Mikel Merino in this market of summer of 2024/25 like an option 'low cost' of big quality for robustecer his medullary zone. The midfield player, a player type 'box to box', would fit perfectly in the proposal of game of the German trainer Hansi Flick, that requires midfield players with a remarkable creative capacity and big physical deployment.

Now, the case of the '6' of 'The Red' has gone back especially striking, since when seeming has showed little interest in renewing with the Real Sociedad during this summer, what opens the possibility that it can be transferred by an inferior price to his value of market. As 'Transfermarkt', his value of market is of 50 M€, a mount underneath of his clause of rescission of 60 'kilos', what could do that his possible incorporation can go out to price of 'bargain'.

However, in spite of the interest of the FC Barcelona in the midfield player canterano of the CA Osasuna, seems that they are not with haste for advancing in his traspaso. In fact, as it commented in 'Relief', the Barcelona cast at present prioritises the incorporations of Nico Williams of the Athletic Club and Dani Elm of the RB Leipzig, by what in this moment are not in position to board an offensive with all the 'cannons' by Mikel Merino.

The FC Barcelona has to be attentive to the interest of the Athletic of Madrid and the Arsenal in Mikel Merino

Further of this, the referred source also indicates that the combined Catalan has to keep alert in front of the competition of teams like the Athletic of Madrid and the Arsenal in the 'war' for completing the acquisition of the pamplonés. Nevertheless, until the moment, seems that any of these rivals has attained to advance significantly in the negotiations by the player. For example, rumoreaba that the group 'colchonero' had the serious intention to include to the midfield player in the operation of the signing of the defender Robin Him Normand, but this transfer already has oficializado without more details on possible additional movements by part of the 'rojiblancos'.

In contrast, the 'Gunners' seem to be taking measures more concrete to present an offer by Mikel Merino, especially after having ensured the incorporation of the 'escudero' Riccardo Calafiori. Although the combined londinense still has not formalised a proposal by the pamplonés, especula that exjugador of the Newcastle has turned into a main aim for the ones of Mikel Arteta, since his style of game would fit so much economically like deportivamente in the project led by the trainer donostiarra.