Arsenal given massive transfer boost as player gives ‘green light’

Mikel Merino has given Arsenal the ‘green light’ in their bid to sign him from Real Sociedad this summer, according to Matteo Moretto.

The Gunners have identified the 28-time Spain international — who played in all seven of La Roja’s triumphant Euro 2024 campaign this summer — as the ideal player to slot alongside Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard in their midfield.

According to a previous report from Fabrizio Romano, Arsenal will have to pay ‘in excess of €30m’ for the former Newcastle man...