The full extent of Arsenal new boy Mikel Merino’s shoulder injury has emerged after the Spaniard’s disastrous start to life at The Emirates.
The Gunners completed the signing of Merino in a £31.6million deal from Real Sociedad in the final week of the summer transfer window.
However, the Spain international was unable to make his debut in the 1-1 draw with Brighton on Saturday after he suffered a fractured shoulder during a collision with Gabriel Magalhaes in his first training session with the club.
Speaking about Merino’s injury setback last week, Mikel Arteta said: “It’s very unfortunate. Yesterday (Thursday) he had a collision and he’s got a shoulder injury and it looks like he’ll be out for a few weeks.
