Royal Society head Imanol Bailiff he left the clearest indication that Mikel Merino will join Arsenal next week.
La Real have been locked in transfer talks with the Premier League side for over a month now and a deal is close to being finalised.
Merino was left out of Real Sociedad's opening game of the season, at Alguacil's request, with a The deal of 35 million euros must be agreed before the transfer window closes on August 30.
Alguacil's team was defeated at home 2-1 Rayo Vallecano as Martin Zubimendi came off the bench to score after rejecting a move to Liverpool.
The coming days will be decisive, but Alguacil is planning for life after at least one of his midfielders.
“There are no two players like Merino and Le Normand, but they are not here,” as quoted by Marco.
“I can't even say that Zubimendi will not leave at the last minute, they are irreplaceable players for us. We cannot look for excuses when these players are not here.”
Next up for Real Sociedade is a trip to Catalonia to face the new promotion Spanish on August 24 followed by a Basque derby against Alaves.
