Mikel Merino met members of the media for the first time when he sat down for his pre-Shakhtar Donetsk press conference at Sobha Realty Training Centre on Monday.
Our summer signing was asked about how he’s settled into the club, developing as a combative midfielder, who influenced his game, his past experience playing with Martin Odegaard and more.
Here’s everything he had to say on the following subjects.
on what would it mean to win the Champions League with Arsenal:
I have been lucky enough to win a lot of trophies in my career, with the national team as well, I know the feeling and it’s something that you cannot compare with anything else.