Arsene Wenger: Fran Merida Agreed a New Deal

Arsene Wenger has revealed that his young prodigy Fran Merida has agreed a new deal offered by Arsenal and it is now just a matter of time he will sign the deal. Arsenal boss also said the new contract would be a two-year deal. Fran Merida has attracted attention of some Spanish clubs following his impressive performance in Arsenal’s recent league cup victory over Liverpool. Atletico Madrid and Barcelona are clearly interested to secure the player’s service as his current contract with the club ends at the end of the current season.

Wenger has also accused the clubs of trying to ‘destabilize’ his young student who was brought from Barcelona youth academy in 2007 at the age of 17. Over the last two years, the player has grown up as a top class footballer and is now ready to become the next big thing at Arsenal. Fran Merida is also happy with his life at the North London club.

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Arsenal Midfielder Fran Merida Becomes a Target of Atletico Madrid

Following his superb performance in Arsenal’s 2-1 Carling Cup victory over Liverpool last Wednesday, Fran Merida has become a potential target for Spanish club Atletico Madrid. The Spanish outfit has ensured that they are interested about the young midfielder who scored his first goal for Arsenal in the 2-1 win over Liverpool. Here, it is noteworthy that the player’s current deal with the North London club expires at the end of the current season and the Spaniard has not signed any new deal yet.

However, Fran Merida has said that he is happy at Arsenal and would like to stay here, but he would sit with the club officials to talk about a new deal. Enrique Cerezo, president of Atletico Madrid, has said that everything depends on the player himself, though he has admitted the club’s interest to sign the player.

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