According The athletic, Arsenal Striker Eddie Nketiah is likely to be offloaded to compensate for the arrival of Real Sociedad midfielder Mikel Merino.
The Gunners have been regularly linked with Merino over the past few weeks and have finally opened talks with Real Sociedad over his services. Sporting director Edu Gaspar is currently in Spain to negotiate the deal, but The athletic to affirm that the transfer It could depend on a significant exit in the coming days.
Arsenal have pushed ahead with the signing of Riccardo Calafiori after reaching a comprehensive agreement with Fulham for the departure of Emile Smith Rowe. The same could be true for Merino. It is reported that Nketiah could make way for Merino before the transfer window closes this month.
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The Gunners have There are no problems with the PSR At the moment, the caps are limited, but they will probably look to stay on the safe side with another exit. Arsenal can only register 25 players for the Premier League Season excluding U-21s and coach Mikel Arteta They may not want any first-team players left out of the squad.
Nketiah, who is currently in £100,000 per weekcould be sold by the Gunners to free up wages and funds for Merino. The Englishman was on Marseille’s radar earlier this month. The Frenchman decided to pull out of negotiations but the 25-year-old could still leave the club with plenty of interest elsewhere.
Bournemouth has Recently entered the race after selling Dominic Solanke, but there are other clubs in the race too. Arsenal will want to secure the best possible price for the sale of Nketiah before finalising a transfer deal for Merino. The Spain international has a £56m buyout clause in his contract, but could be signed for a significantly lower fee, considering he has entered the final year of his deal at the La Liga side.
