Merino to return to Premier League action after six years

Mikel Merino is back in the Premier League. Arsenal swooped for the Real Sociedad midfielder this summer and, in the end, ended up taking one of Spain's European champions with them.
It will not be the first time that the midfielder has spent time in the English top fight. He only spent one season in England, more than six years ago, but Newcastle fans still remember him.
Mikel Merino arrived at St James Park from Borussia Dortmund">Borussia Dortmund, where he also spent just one season. At 21, he established himself as one of the emerging stars of the competition, but his adventure in England was short-lived, as the following summer, Real Sociedad paid to take him.
After six seasons in La Liga, Arsenal snapped up the Spain international, who was unable to make his debut after Gabriel Magalhaes ran him over in a training session and fractured his shoulder.
On Saturday, more than six-and-a-half years after his last game, Mikel Merino will return to English competition after making his debut for Arsenal in the Champions League. The Premier League awaits him, a competition that has been calling for his return for years and years.