According to Fabrizio Romano, Arsenal has turned their focus to finding Mikel Arteta’s team another reinforcement after a deal to sign Mikel Merino was purportedly reached. They are even getting ready to make an offer to sign him.
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When the summer transfer window opened this summer, the Gunners were in no panic. After winning the Premier League twice in a row, Arsenal needed to hone their current team instead of completely overhaul Arteta’s team as they had in the past.
Like the previous two years, the goal in recent months has been to welcome individuals who could help close the gap on Manchester City. And that margin is arguably closer than it has ever been as Arsenal looks to beat Pep Guardiola’s winning machine for the third time in a row.
Arrivals like Calafiori will surely have an impact, as will Merino’s impending arrival. According to reports, the midfield player from Real Sociedad will finalize his transfer to The Emirates in a deal valued at €37 million (£31 million) before the transfer deadline.
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But the Spaniard might not be the only La Liga addition. Romano claims that Arsenal has already reached a personal terms agreement with goalkeeper Joan Garcia of Espanyol and is now putting together a bid to sign him this month.
According to Romano’s Caught Offside column on GiveMeSport, Arsenal and Joan Garcia have a deal in place for Ramsdale’s replacement should he leave. According to reports, the 23-year-old goalkeeper for Espanyol will sign a contract with Arsenal after helping Spain win the Olympics this summer. “Now it’s down to a club-to-club agreement, but that’s not going to be a problem from what I’m hearing, so when Ramsdale leaves, they will be ready with an official bid for Garcia, this is the idea,” the goalie said.
Garcia “Raya 2.0” would take Ramsdale’s place.
Naturally, the reason Arsenal has looked to Garcia this summer is because Wolverhampton Wanderers’ interest is likely to force Aaron Ramsdale to leave before the window closes. In order to acquire Garcia, who analyst Ben Mattinson has dubbed “Raya 2.0,” Arsenal may have to pay his rumored £26 million release clause in the coming days.
Mattinson’s comparison is understandable given how similar Garcia’s pass accuracy is to Raya’s—a crucial area where Ramsdale falls short of the Spaniard.
The Spaniard, who is only 23 years old, arrives with an Olympic gold medal after helping his team defeat France in the summer Olympics in Paris. He may now find himself gunning for Premier League gold this year.
