Pillar of Real Sociedad’s midfield, Mikel Merino (28) is one of the players to follow carefully during the summer transfer window. The talented Spanish midfielder has already attracted the attention of Atletico Madrid, Barcelona and Arsenal, as confirmed by the white and blue president himself Jokin Aperribay.
“If Merino didn’t renew it’s because he didn’t want to tell the fans ‘I’m staying’ and then ‘I’m leaving’. We all wish he wouldn’t leave. He already knows that we would like this to be his decision. If not, we will negotiate the best way out because he has offers, we know them. There’s no need to hide behind a contract when a player tells you he wants to seize an opportunity. At the moment we are not negotiating with any club and we all hope he will stay at Real next year too,” he revealed in a statement reported by I’m raising.