Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has confirmed that new signing Mikel Merino will not make his debut for the team yet due to injury, as they prepare to host Brighton & Hove Albion in the English Premier League on Aug 31.
The Spanish midfielder signed for the Gunners from La Liga side Real Sociedad earlier this week, but has suffered an issue during training and is ruled out for the clash.
The 28-year-old joins Gabriel Jesus, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Kieran Tierney on the sidelines.
"Very unfortunate. Yesterday he had a collision and he has a shoulder injury. It looks like he's going to be out for a few weeks," Arteta said on Aug 30.
"He was really excited and everything was looking really good. He landed on the floor and Gabi (Gabriel Magalhaes) landed on top of him and it looks like he has a small fracture, probably."
The Arsenal boss was speaking at a press conference, which was largely about team injuries and deadline-day transfer activity. He did not give anything away when asked if there would be more signings after Merino, David Raya and Riccardo Calafiori.
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