Merino joins Arsenal ahead of PSG clash tonight

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Miguel Merino could finally make his debut as Arsenal travel with the squad to face Paris Saint-Germain tonight (Tuesday). Merino was signed before the

summer transfer window closed but has yet to make his debut. After picking up a shoulder injury in his first training session with the club.

Arsenal said he was not ready to play. However, the Spanish midfielder was seen with the Gunners’ squad ahead of tonight’s clash with Paris Saint-Germain.

He returned to training with the team yesterday (Monday) and travelling. http://ufabet999.app With the squad on matchday suggests his debut is getting closer.

Ben White is not expected to be involved. But Riccardo Calafiori will undergo a fitness test. Takehiro Tomiyasu has also returned to training with the team.

The timing of the setback was particularly poor, with the midfielder going on to miss big Premier League games against Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City, as well as Arsenal’s first Champions League game in the new ‘league phase’ format.

It was initially expected that Merino would also miss Arsenal’s home game against Paris Saint-Germain. But he made a surprise return just in time for the encounter.

Though Arteta didn’t name Merino in his starting lineup, he did bring him on for the final 26 minutes, helping the Gunners to see out a 2-0 win.

But the game against Paris Saint-Germain may be too soon for him to return, having drawn with Atalanta in their first game of the Champions League season. There are also games against Shakhtar Donetsk, Inter Milan, Sporting Lisbon, Monaco, Dinamo Zagreb and Girona in the remaining matches.