Athletic Club have been chasing Mikel Merino for over two years now and a few months ago it looked certain that they would finally land their man. The Basques had reached personal terms with the Newcastle midfielder in January and were set to come back for him this summer, but things took a sharp turn. Other clubs like Real Betis
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Unai López is finally starting to live up to the massive potential he has had since joining Lezama back in 2011. The 22-year-old spent last season on loan with Rayo Vallecano where he stood out as one of the best midfielders in the Segunda and helped lead the club to a first place finish and promotion to La Liga. Now it looks
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The biggest issue that plagued Athletic Club last season was the midfield. No matter what combination Kuko Ziganda tried, it just didn’t work and cost the team a lot of points throughout the course of the campaign. Now Eduardo Berizzo is in charge and the first thing he must do is remedy this situation. The new manager has reportedly already
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Every day that passes is one day closer to the end of the Mikel Merino soap opera. The midfielder is going to leave Newcastle this summer and the only question at this point is where he will end up. So far Athletic Club, Real Betis, and Real Sociedad are leading the race for his signature and all three have offered
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Over the last two weeks Athletic Club and Real Betis have been battling over the signature of midfielder Mikel Merino. Both clubs have offered the 21-year-old a five year deal with competitive wages and have kept communication lines open with Newcastle. Initial reports say that the English side will be willing to part with the starlet for roughly €15 million
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Athletic Club’s pursuit of Mikel Merino seemed to take a major hit on Monday when it was reported that the midfielder had agreed to personal terms with Real Betis for a five year contract. The reports said that the Spanish club were going to be meeting with Newcastle soon to finalize the transfer fee and Athletic fans immediately began to
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Another transfer window, another puzzling pursuit of Mikel Merino. After missing out on the midfield starlet for nearly two years, it looked like Athletic finally had their man in January. The Lions had reached an agreement with Newcastle for the sale of Merino, but the deal was eventually vetoed by manager Rafa Benitez who did not have a way to
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Out of all of the news surrounding Mikel Merino, the most common thread seems to be that the midfielder will be leaving Newcastle this summer. The 21-year-old barely featured in the second half of last season and doesn’t appear to be a major part of Rafa Benitez’s plans moving forward. Owner Mike Ashley is said to be ready to cash
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By now Athletic fans are tired of the Mikel Merino saga. This summer will mark the fourth consecutive transfer window in which the club has tried to sign the midfield starlet and at this point it has dragged on for so long that many have begun to tune out all of the rumors and reports. Interestingly, it now looks as
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For the fourth straight transfer window Athletic Club are hoping to bring Mikel Merino to the San Mamés. After seeing the Osasuna product join Borussia Dortmund and Newcastle, the Lions don’t want to face another soap opera and would like to seal his purchase as quickly as possible. In January the 21-year-old agreed to personal terms with Athletic, but has
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