All Arsenal fans simply want the Merino deal to be done and dusted and at last we are approaching the finishing line. As usual Fabrizio has been giving out updates every day, and today’s contibution from his was from his column on CaughtOffside: “There is already an agreement on the final fee, and the clubs have been working in the last two or three weeks on the payment terms, the deal structure, the add-ons, and they are now getting closer on all the details of the deal.
Merino is extremely close to becoming an Arsenal player, and he can’t wait to play for Mikel Arteta after some conversations with the Gunners manager. Similarly to the Calafiori saga, Merino is super attracted to the project and believes Arsenal is the perfect place to be.
I know a lot of us Gooners would take that latest update with a pinch of salt, but I have my own source close to London Colney, who has told me that Arsenal have booked a local pool hall in Hatfield (just 5 miles from London Colney) for tomorrow, and that is likely to be the venue for the photo-shoot and finally announcing his arrival.
So I’m going to push the boat out here and confidently predict that tomorrow we will finally see this seemingly endless transfer come to a close.
Can we please go sign a striker now?
Sam P
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It’d be highly improbable, because Merino hasn’t gone through his medical checkup yet
I guess no new CF until Nketiah is gone
I believe Arteta suggested yesterday that he is happy with his forward line and no striker will be incoming .
A Mistake IMO ,as good as Havertz was yesterday he is not a striker and that showed and shows in some of his finishing
Totally agree Dan without a prolific striker Arsenal will not win the league also need another wide player to cover/rotate with saka who plays far to many games it becomes impossible for him to play at his best week in week out!
Arsenal needs an hungry striker, to strengthen the attacking line.
Great addition doubtless if the Mikel Merino to Arsenal deal gets over the line. However, why keep the team and fans on the guess line with the inevitable need to close the manifest gap in the Striking department? Arteta and Edu must move beyond just prospects and give us the title. Sign Viktor Gyokores NOW!!
Also in the 8th minute his lack of speed showed clearly. He was clear to run and score but the defender catched up with him effortlessly.
He is good with tap ins and headers but as an all round striker he is lacking. No issue if he can keep scoring regularly as he has been doing but can we count on it for the whole season?
No new CF then? With Bournemouth going the way of OM (that’s the “way out” of buying our Eddie) I’m not sure there are any other potential takers currently.
If so, then I assume it’s down to selling someone else from the exit list. My money would be on Kiwior to be the next to go after ESR as he is, at least, reported to be attracting the interest of a few clubs.
Jesus, 65M Havertz and Trossard can all play CF. What we need is a proper, out-and-out winger to play on the left. If we move Jesus there then probably we can survive till his next injury but Martinelli for me is not a winger that will win us the title, no way.
The sooner the better!!!
Good 👍
that gonna be a perfect news….
A pool hall??!!!!
Thank goodness (if it’s true). This must be the longest transfer saga of the summer window. It was pretty close to making Arsenal’s efforts over Merino look a little ridiculous with Edu apparently having to fly out to Spain to get the deal moving.
To be absolutely sure though, I think I’ll wait for the photo of Edu and Merino smiling into the camera having just signed the contracts.
Asernal need astriker so that they can finish upfront well and the best one is Viktor gyokeres
Good. Merino should be happy as well given he moving from a club which finished 9th, 6th, 6th, 6th, 4th, and 6th in LaLiga over his 6 seasons with them to a club that’s one of the clear favorites to win the PL.
True, but as it’s almost always a two-horse race in Spain it’s usually an annual scramble for the lesser placings anyway.
Players at most other clubs there hope to be noticed either by the “big two” or to get an offer from abroad. I imagine Merino’s Christmases have all come at once as, at 28, he’s really got only one move in him now.
Those sources can’t be relied on, we all know that even medicals for Arsenal takes forever and announcing someone who haven’t even done the medicals eishhhhhh!
Every thing bout Arsenal takes forever, including signing of players and Winning trophies. We wait in Faith.,,.
Actually, we don’t worry that much guys. Arsenal most of the time doesn’t need a goal with only a striker , like other premier league club a defender can score,midfielder also as the same so if we are safe on back line and the midfield place we will win the league and the other obstacle to bring new striker Edin Niktah should be leave unless it’s difficult to manage the FFP rule
Anyway if morino come and Gabrel Juses is sharp we can see the results guys
OT – Ivan Toney is not in the Brentford squad today against Palace. I know, not much of a surprise there.
That’s true but their coach said afterward their home win that Toney’s exclusion was because of “transfer interest”, but didn’t elaborate further.
Frank was just confirming the obvious. Rumours of his destination are all over the place. btw, I believe Thomas Frank to be one of the best managers in the league. I still remember him identifying our resurgence well before the overwhelming majority of the “experts” were doing so.
Why is it that Arteta and Edu are finding it difficult to know that a goal scoring striker is a major addition arsenal need in order to win epl with Merino almost done? To think that with Harvertz leading the front, the team will win at the end of season is a joke taken too far.
Name one striker we can afford?
@Henson….probably because they DO know more than us about what arsenal needs right now!
Get a world class striker and another top class winger to take the place of martineli and let martineli and jesus cover for saka
Where is this striker though? If Edu and the gaffer can’t find any. Maybe you can suggest one
Arteta and Edu deliberately do not want to buy striker. There are many strikers out there but they rely on Havertz and midfielders to win the epl for them which is impossible.
I am praying that when we play Aston Villa and Man City we don’t use Zinchenko. Yeo hexhas improved going forward but his defensive frailties are well known.
I know it was just one game but didn’t anyone see how good Havertz was yesterday?
Yes, I think people saw that. He’s named (quite rightly) along with Saka as one of Arsenal’s best performers against Wolves yesterday in many match reports. Let’s hope he can maintain that level of performance across the season.
Generally Arsenal looked vulnerable yesterday with a lot of players giving away possession. We are rusty and incoherent. The team needs an outright CF and reinforcement on CDM. Partey is unreliable and too slow to react.
This weekend, Victor Gyokores showed again reason we shouldn’t hesitate to but him. This guy is what we really need @Leon
But they won’t buy him because he’s expensive…..
They’ll wait for the winter window or for Cesco next summer.
Well Sam P, we haven’t heard that he’s signed yet, so much for your source and their inside information.