Aperribay travels to London to close the Merino sale

The resolution of the case Merino‘ is closer, this time it seems so. Jokin Aperribayas always at Real, is in charge of the matter and is determined to resolve it, seeking the greatest reward for the club he leads. It was he who flew from Loiu to London after negotiating with Arsenal managers to reach a definitive agreement for Navarrese’s transfer. “We didn’t call Arsenal to sell Merino“, the president acknowledged in the press room, but he went to the islands to stop a painful sale.

Real’s intention is to try to reach an agreement with Arsenal for around 40 million euros! between fixed and variable. This is, without a doubt, a high number for a football player whose contract expires next year, although, as MD Gipuzkoa learned, the txuri urdin entity is willing to accept payment in installments to reach or approach that value. .

30+5 million were rejected

Aperribay admitted there was already a meeting with Arsenal managers on Wednesday and another engagement at the weekend. They were not fruitful, among other things, because Real rejected his proposal of 30 million fixed euros plus another five in variables.

So, Arsenal opened the victory against Wolverhampton (2-0) without Mikel Merino and La Real debuted with a defeat against Rayo Vallecano (1-2) also without the Iruñea midfielder, who wore the new txuri urdin to be honored with other royalistas, but then watched the game from Anoeta players box. He asked to play, according to Imanol, but the coach preferred to leave him out of the squad.

The normal thing is that the next game will not be reached without a resolution in this matter, which worries for realists despite the fact that the club will get another big profit. However, it is his own Afternoon who declared that “when the operation is right for Real Sociedad, we will say yes.”