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Since taking on the job as Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta has been a significant part of the disastrous signature.

Pablo Mari, Willian, Marquinhos and Fabio Vieira are examples of players who either failed to meet expectations or were poor when they played.

But on all the bad points, Arteta has overseen many sensational signatures with Martin Odegard, Julian Timber, David Raya and perhaps the best lot, Declan Rice, joining the club under his stewardship.

The former West Ham United captain has been sensational for gunners since the club record move in the summer of 2023, but it’s probably fair to say that one of the manager’s signatures from last summer has proven to be the best since the British.

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So, overall, it’s fair to say that this campaign was mixed for the signature that took place last summer. So it’s worth looking into how others have carried them before reaching the player in question.

The Kingston-born star joined the club on an over-season loan agreement at the transfer deadline, telling fans that he “sees the best,” but so far the complete opposition has been true.

For example, in 24 appearances, the former Manchester City Monster faced League One Bolton Wanderers and provided five assists. This means that you average in your goals every four games.

It was a more positive year for his fellow signing to Ricardo Calfioli in the summer, as he has made an impressive tally with 26 appearances with three goals and two assists when he played when he played.

But there is one important issue that is his fitness.

So far, the Roman-born International has missed a whopping 24 games in the club and country thanks to three knee injuries, one muscle injury and one calf injury.

David Raya, who first joined the club on loan in 2023, and Neto, who played little, had another senior signature in the summer, with Arteta’s best signature since Rice.

Arsenal’s best signature since Rice

So, with all the other signatures from last summer above, it’s not surprising that Mikel Merino is the addition of the issue.

Spain International joined Arsenal in late August for around £31.6 million, especially after feeling like a long-term transfer saga, but things didn’t go well.

With poor luck in cosmic terms, the European champions destroyed their shoulders in their first training session with the club and continued to take action until the Champions League defeated Paris Saint-Germain on October 1st.

Unfortunately, he struggled to assert himself on the team, which made it difficult for him to establish all sorts of rhythms and consistency, so he struggled to assert himself on the team, and as a result, his luck didn’t improve much in the coming months.

However, things went into unexpected order in February as Kai Herberts and Gabriel Jesus’ injuries left the gunners without admitting to No. 9.

For some reason, despite having previously admitted not to play there, the former Real Sociedad ace looked at the house correctly, earned a great header and slotted another person to secure all three points for the North Londoners.

Since then, the 28-year-old “Mentality Monster,” dubbed by podcaster Matt Kendara, has scored four more goals to add to his two assists, making it difficult to imagine the club still not a central fit for the team following his exceptional strike against Real Madrid.

The Pamplona-born GameChanger has heard his songs that have been sung more and more by fans in recent weeks, and if he continues to produce like him, Kendara’s claim that he is “closing the position of a cult” will undoubtedly prove to be correct.

Ultimately, he’s not on the same level as the British, but thanks to his recent performance, it would be hard to deny that Merino is undoubtedly Arteta’s best signature since Rice in 2023.