Mikel Merino is about to join Arsenal and play for this team soon. Arsenal want to get the team improved and finally win the premier league title from Manchester City after years of losing it and that's why they decided to hire more players for Arteta. They want to hire Mikel Merino the player of Real Sociedad. Merino has good physics and since he is not going to expensive option for Arsenal and they should only pay 30 million euros he is a good option for Arteta and his team.
Yes. I've read in some media that they believe Arsenal will successfully sign Mikel Merino in the near future. Even Fabrizio Romano has stated that 'Arsenal is very close' to sign Mikel Merino. He always provide valid news, I think it is a good sign for Arsenal fans, they will have a new player again.
If Arsenal succeeds to sign Mikel Merino, then they only need to focus on signing a new striker. This will be the last focus on Arsenal current transfer goal, they are rumored to sign Viktor Gyokeres.