Mikel merino will reach 100 games with Real Sociedad this week. The Navarrese midfielder will be a centenary in the Copa del Rey match of the Nuevo Arcangel against Cordoba, in case he continues without resting, he has so far done this season, in which has played practically everything in the competitions in which the donostiarras have participated. In just two and a half years, has reached 100 meetings as txuri-urdin, which means that he has barely rested and has had injuries thankfully. “I was totally right signing for the Real. Since I arrived, everyone has been happiness and joy ”, Merino pointed out in the official media of the realistic club.
The Navarrese player is happy when he talks about this stage in the Real, in which has resurfaced as a footballer after difficult experiences in Dortmund and Newcastle, even becoming an absolute international. “All experiences have been positive, I have visited unique moments in my career and in my life, everything has turned out as I wanted”Says the Navarrese, aware that he has not stopped growing since he arrived in San Sebastián in 2018, after several refusals to the eternal rival from San Sebastian, Athletic.
“In these 100 games my teammates and I have grown hand in hand and we have reached this high level. The goal is to continue growing and in the next 100 continue to compete with the best”, He says, convinced that his time at La Real still has a few more stops left. He has a contract until 2025 and his intention is to fulfill his contract, and why not extend your stay in San Sebastián further. “My wish is to spend more time at La Real, where I have found an ideal environment to grow. There was a diamond in the rough on the team, with all those young players and that quarry how well the club works, to do something nice if we were given continuity. And we are doing it, ”he says.
Merino is one of the great architects of the sweet moment that Real Sociedad is going through, and is committed to giving continuity by repeating the trajectory in the Cup last year that led them to the grand finale. And it all starts by not getting lost against a Second B rival like Cordoba, against whom this year's journey begins. “We have to go to win, we must focus on the first match because in every competition there are games prior to the important ones, with the ultimate goal of competing for everything. Last year we already did it and we have a squad to fight with everyone. Whether against small or large, we always do our best ”.