wilson88 Arsenal’s new midfielder Miguel Merino has vowed to give his all in the tackles, cementing his one-on-one record in the top five leagues last season. wilson88
Merino has just been officially unveiled by Arsenal after joining from Real Sociedad for £27.4m plus £4.2m in add-ons, signing a four-year deal with the option of a further year.
Last season, the Spain midfielder, who won Euro 2024, won the most one-on-one duels in Europe’s top five leagues with 326, and he is ready to use this strength to his advantage for Arsenal.
“I think that’s a big part of my game and shows the character I have,” the new No. 23 said.
“I want to fight for every single moment and that’s what I learned when I was very young. Sometimes you win a tackle, sometimes you don’t. I can’t promise to win every duel, but what I can promise is that I will give 100 percent in every tackle.”
“It’s always difficult to talk about myself like that, but I think I’m a hard worker. I would call myself a good team-mate. I like to work for the team, both on and off the ball. I always think about the team in my game. I want to play football. I have Spanish football culture in me.” ( wilson88 )