Some Newcastle United fans have been reacting with disappointment and regret after the club confirmed the departure of Mikel Merino.
The Magpies announced the talented central midfielder’s departure on their official Twitter account on Thursday afternoon.
Thanks and good luck, Mikel. #NUFC pic.twitter.com/NQkXvoIhsi
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) July 12, 2018
The Spaniard joins Spanish side Real Sociedad for a fee of around £10million, according to Chronicle Live.
One fan said that the club will regret selling the Spainiard in a few years time.
Nothing but Newcastle have rounded up the best tweets from a section of Newcastle supporters reacting to Merino’s sale:
We'll regret this one in a few years time
— Barry (@Barry88SC) July 12, 2018
Never quite happened for him. Shame, he seemed to be very promising in the first half of last season!
— Steffan Lloyd Owen (@SteffanLloydO) July 12, 2018
No hard feelings, we couldn't give him the game time he needs to become the player we can all see he could be. Disappointed to only get £10m for him but he needs to play. Good luck to him.
— Will Petit (@WilliamPetit1) July 12, 2018
They'll regret this just how they regret letting Thauvin go.
— ♚ Kaustubh Pawar ♚ (@_kaustubhpawar) July 12, 2018
https://twitter.com/Joekent01/status/1017404590470266881
https://twitter.com/Thomas_Bennett1/status/1017400875843706882
https://twitter.com/reporterDaz/status/1017403187093856257
OPINION
The reported fee is very low for someone of Mikel Merino’s ability, £10million is a real bargain. Whoever agreed to that being included in the transfer has made a big mistake. He will be a loss to Newcastle because he’s got real quality in his left-foot and had huge potential, which he’ll now develop in Spain rather than England. It will be a good move for the player, being able to move back his home country and play regularly in La Liga, but Magpies fans are probably wishing that he could have stayed at St. James Park for another few years at least.
