Arsenal have spent over £1 billion on players under Mikel Arteta but a £31.6m star has been hailed as the ‘most underrated signing of recent years’ in the Premier League.

Another productive summer transfer window in which the likes of Viktor Gyokeres, Noni Madueke and Martin Zubimendi arrived at the Emirates Stadium took Arsenal’s spending under Arteta above £1bn.

The new additions have helped Arsenal enjoy a sensational start to the new season, with Arteta’s side top of the Premier League and joint-top of the Champions League.

Ex-Premier League midfielder Paul Dickov has been impressed by Arsenal’s transfer business and picked out the signing of Mikel Merino as a particularly shrewd piece of business.

Arsenal spent just over £31m to sign Merino from Real Sociedad in the summer of 2024

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