Mikel Merino Tactical Analysis | Is He The Right Man For Arsenal?

Mikel Merino has been heavily linked to Arsenal, with Barcelona, Chelsea and Atletico Madrid also chasing the Real Sociedad midfielder, but is he the right option for Mikel Arteta?

Adam Keys looks at what the 28 year old Euro 2024 winner would bring to the Arsenal team, how he would complement Declan Rice, Thomas Partey and Martin Ødegaard.

Adam looks at Mikel Merino's goals and assists, fouls, duels, progressive passing, defensive and attacking work, along with his heatmaps, and overall playing style, and how he would fit into Arsenal's left hand side.

00:13 Adam Keys intro on Mikel Merino's Arsenal links
01:06 Mikel Merino stats 23/24
02:40 Mikel Merino strengths and weaknesses
03:03 Mikel Merino duels won 23/24
04:02 Mikel Merino headed goals
05:38 Mikel Merino stats
06:46 Mikel Merino key stats
07:08 Mikel Merino creative passing
08:45 Mikel Merino FB charts
09:17 Mikel Merino vs Decland Rice
10:20 Mikel Merino and Declan Rice heatmaps
14:10 Mikel Merino and Declan Rice disciplinary records
15:25 Mikel Merino shot map
16:38 Partnership with Martin Ødegaard at Real Sociedad
17:07 How he would fit with Martinelli and Calafiori
20:00 Adam Keys conclusion

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[abulhassanpattel]

Good squad/rotational player who will probably accept being the bench option as why sign new midfielders in the future. Aiming to fix our LHS with Calafiori and Merino will definitely bring Martinelli back to his best. Happy with it but still a little worried about relying on Partey but also Jorginho is definitely declining even more physically.

[AKArsenalNews]

Great job, mate! Merino seems a great fit for Arteta's Arsenal.

[glenno-]

The sad reality of this story, is this type of player is exactly what we could all see we needed last season, but Edu / Arteta didn’t resolve, thus we weren’t strong enough to win the league. An attacking mid /winger & a striker is definitely needed. I fear we will remain as the nearly team

[B_i_R_D__M_a_N]

another blinder - starting to think you're a salesman moonlighting on YouTube. 

lets hope they bid - however, as of now, it feels like we'll never ever, ever sign another soul.