To listen to an informative and cogent assessment of a potential recruit, devoid of “I feel”, is so refreshing

Merino will be a reincarnation of Gilberto Silva. The midfielder who simply keeps things ticking and only pops up with impact plays and perhaps goals when it is absolutely necessary.

Already signed him a couple years ago for arsenal on football manager. I won the treble, your move Mikel.

Idk why people are saying they don’t want him? He will 100% improve the squad.it’s a no brainer

A similar player to granit xhaka intelligent who has his limits physically and maybe technically but just has the mind to make up for it can operate anywhere on the midfield in terms of being comfortable in different zones defensively solid and also has that awareness to get into good positions on the attack good passer phenomenal at winning his duels I just find him so similar to xhaka

get him in asap we don't have to make hollywood signings all the time

Nick Jover + Merino - I'm listening

I really thought Nacho Monreal was really underrated with us. I felt dare i say it world class? He was at his prime at Arsenal and was a force on the left side for a while.

Really enjoy your insight. Always looking forward to know your views. Keep it up!

Always really excited to watch these videos

I look at players like Mikel Merino and Youssouf Fofana as replacements for Jorginho and Partey. We need a replacement of an 8 like Ramsey / Cazorla type player, players like Enzo Millot, Mahdi Camara, Amankwah Forson, Quentin Timber, Michael Folorunsho and Gabriel Sara to name a few.

To George. I understand that Calafiori doesn't immediately solve the LHS by being an Overlapper but if we are talking of him becoming the Ben White of the LHS can he not develop into that. Ben White didn't arrive as the player who he is now, be grew into that Role and I feel certain that Calafiori can do the same as well. He has the best attributes and qualities to become that. Davies might seem like the immediate fix but he lacks of defensively. CB to Fullback is what Arteta seems to be after eg. Gvardiol

All of this market opportunity talk. I think Arteta’s #1 attacker on his list is Isak.. Isak - Havertz - Saka Merino - Rice - Ode Timber - Gabriel - Saliba - White Raya

Given the midfield transformation that needs to happen over the summer and January transfer windows, Merino isn't a player I'd like to see come in this summer. I think we need a more impactful/elite player to partner Rice. So we'd have Rice, (new elite player), Jorginho as the 3rd choice. With Party being sold. Then I'd like to see a new 3rd choice join in Jan giving him half a season to adapt as we phase out Jorginho.

You guys should do more of these so detailed 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾

i love how he was considered a panic buy but now everyone wants him

great video guys !

Would you guys say he has any similarity to Ivan Rakitic?

Think it's maybe interesting to say if we did go through with Merino, Tierney could be involved in a swap deal potentially, but looking at it from Real Sociedad's perspective Le Normand is likely leaving, wouldn't be surprised to see Kubo leave (although he massively fell off after his great start), Zubimendi is constantly linked away so they will be reluctant to let him leave

good market opportunity but I dont like this transfer, I prefer Fofana more tbh

Elneny replacement for me. In the mould of captain sideways himself, mikel Arteta. a fit partey would keep him out the side so for me, we need an upgrade on partey and then sell partey to whomever is willing to risk money on an injury prone player.

Arsenal fans always do this they get linked to a player and then we convince ourselves that he is what we need.

Are you ppl for real? So in all the 2years he spent at Newcastle no-one even noticed once and yall supposedly follow? He was one of Rafa Benitez best finds for Newcastle in a while. Very technical and defensively sound can play 8 or 6

Is there a review of agents

Jover's dream signing.

Seems to me like we’re upgrading on the Elneny role with this signing.

I think alex should watch his time at Newcastle. The guy has a very good shot on him. Very good left foot.

It would be interesting to ask a Sociedad fan who they think is the better midfielder for them, Zubimendi or Merino?

Sounds like a upgrade on Elneny.

23:30 alphonso davies?

Bring Merino in with Onana and I believe that ticks a lot of boxes. Both rotate for the LCM this season. Long term, Onana deputies Rice at 6, but plays with him when we face transition monsters like Madrid, Bayern, etc. Merino eventually replaces Jorginho/Elneny in the dependable backup/3rd choice role. Perfect space for a top LCM in the future.

Why doesn't George work for Arsenal?

I love this channel mahn.

I think Rice stays on the left side of the pitch

You need experience in the CM position and he knows Partey and Jorginho won't be there next year. Merino will be experienced in that position allowing us to bring in his mate Zubimendi....use your brains.

After the first couple of minutes and comparisons, I'm thinking Jorginho 2.0?

Merino will be a good midfielder for us

Alex has no business calling out George's pronunciation when he himself says morino

Holy crap why can no one say Meh ree noh. 🤣🤣🤣. Clive, George, Elliot, Scott...merino not Moreno 🤣

Good tackler but slow, good tempo setter but crap passer… sounds like a CB woke up and decided to play as an 8

Merino is a value market opportunity

Would prefer Dani Olmo

England can genuinely be the champions of Europe 2024 come the end of Sunday. Teams who start international competitions poorly have a way ending up as champions.

We might not even spend big on anyone at all. It'll be amazed we spend more than £55m on one player this window unless it's release clause

Just sign Bruno Guimares.... stats wise, he beats Merino in 95% of the categories.

I suspect that Merino would end up as another Fabio Viera. Ticks many boxes but gets little playing time.

Please do one on Donyell Malen

I think you guys are being so hard on him. He's a duel monster. And can pass. Tell me another player who has this type of quality and experience going for a title

I need to know the name on the back of that Bulls jersey.

Emile Smith Rowe and Havertz swapping is the simplest answer to the left 8. Just bring in an out and out 6 to fulfil all boxes. I really hope we don’t sell ESR; that’s some talent you’re not going to easily get out of the market.

Zubimendi it Merino? I feeling merino only has aerial duels over zuba

I really hope we don't get him. Would much rather have fabian ruiz. Can't last a premier league match and has no creativity. Avoid him

Merino wasn't great at Newcastle I believe fofana has been touted with Milan

KOC

He's a downgrade to partey. I would stay with partey

Arsnela arent getting Him

"Inverted centre back"?! Jeeeesus fucking christ - you know that makes ZERO sense, right? 'Inverted fullback' is a misnomer (it should be inside fullback or inside back) but 'inverted centre back' is actually just dumb.

For me when I look at City, closing that gap is the most FUNDAMENTAL ASPECT of the coming season. We simply can’t fail this coming season. So my dream is to absolutely destroy City with terror and get Five Players; 1. Musiala or Olmo 2. Nico Williams 3. Merino or Ugarte 4. Calafiori 5. Lunin Forget about a striker! Goals ARE NOT the reason we didn’t win the league. No6 is where we lost it. All the points we dropped was when we played Rice. People don’t talk about this, but you’ve seen how he plays no6 for England. You can’t come close to City with that performance over 38 games! He’ll be polished slowly. But upgrade and get a better no6. Musiala can play no8 when we use Rice to just sit without too much responsibility to be a deep lying playmaker. Odegaard and Musiala can rotate to pick the ball from deep.

All Hail the Almighty Algorithm ☯️🔥

Stop painting every player linked a fit for us just for the sake of content creation pls, Merino ia slow, he wont be good for our midfield period.

We want joe neves or bruno G other wise we r not going anywhere these 2 r world class signing who can rise arsenal massively in my opinion I would go all out joe neves he going to be world class 100m€ we can persuade benfica that’s like 80m£ it’s double his release clous is 120m€ so 100m€/80m£ is good business for his quality

Mid level player ... And we're aiming to win titles

You view him as a 7/10 because he's coming from. Sociedad let's be honest.

Dude your better off on your own. Honestly