
Mikel Merino's injury status looks to be improving as the Spanish midfielder gets closer to making his Arsenal debut.
Arsenal signed the 28-year-old this summer from Real Sociedad as its big addition to midfield. Manager Mikel Arteta's midfield experiment with Kai Havertz didn't last as the German forward's best performances came leading the line. As such, with just Thomas Partey, Declan Rice, Jorginho and Martin Ødegaard available, the Gunners signed the Euro 2024 winner.