• Gunners believed to have agreed £28m upfront fee
  • Forest still in talks to sign striker Eddie Nketiah

Arsenal are set to complete the ­signing of Mikel Merino after Real Sociedad accepted an offer for the Spain midfielder worth over £32m. Negotiations over a deal for the 28-year-old have been taking place for several weeks with Sociedad president’s insisting Arsenal must match their asking price for Merino.

Jokin Aperribay was ­understood to have arrived in London for ­further talks with Arsenal’s sporting ­director, Edu, on Wednesday, with a ­breakthrough then reached 24 hours later.

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