“I wouldn’t move to a club that are not aligned with my desires,” Merino said on Arsenal.com. “What I want is to grow, to win, to fulfil my dreams and I think this club has the same mentality. This is something I value a lot. I value a lot the work they put in every single day.
“I have spoken with Mikel [Arteta] and he’s told me the way they work, and I love that way of working as well. So I think it’s the perfect match, now it’s time to get to work, the part I love doing, and hopefully everything goes well.
“The thing that inspires me a lot is they keep doing it. They are keeping the hunger, they won’t give up and I want to come here and help them achieve their goals. Obviously they have an amazing team, an amazing squad, I can see they have amazing facilities, amazing staff around them. So I think it’s the best mix, and hopefully this year we can do big things together.”
Arsenal will be looking to continue their surge for a major trophy having lost out to Pep Guardiola’s Manchester city for the past two seasons and the Spain international could be of help to the gunners this time, Arteta is a huge admirer of the midfielder and the club may have to still enter the market in the closing days of the transfer window, Merino will compete with Thomas Partey for a starting place with othe defensive midfielders like Declan Rice and Jorginho, however with a large number of games he could be in the mix very soon
