Arsenal is on the market for a number of reinforcements after he has entered the title race and have already been handled for a deal for the real Sociedad -midfielder Martin Zubimendi
Arsenal hopes to negotiate directly with Real Sociedad instead of the release clause of € 60 million (£ 51 million) in the contract of Martin Zubimendi to make the midfielder their first summer signature.
The Gunners are preparing for a busy window in the summer transfer after they shot in the Premier League title race for a third consecutive year. And although the focus is on finding a quality no .9 that can plunder the goals that Arsenal needs to end their 20-year drought, they also have big plans elsewhere.
Mikel Arteta wants to refresh his engine room and a deal for Zubimendi, the much -needed playmaker of Real Sociedad, is seen as in an advanced stage.
It is known that the 26-year-old has written a release clause in his contract-Nobody knows the process that means better than the new sports director of the Gunners, Andrea Berta.
Release clauses are common in Spain to ensure compliance with employment law. In order to activate a club to activate the Zubimendi release clause, the player or his representatives – after he received the money to do this by the Buying Club – all the money would give the money to actually buy the midfielder from his contract.
Arsenal went through a similar process in 2020 when they took over Thomas Partey from Atletico Madrid, for whom Berta worked at the time.
The athletics has detailed detailed how Athleti was only aware of Arsenal's interest in the Ghana International by the time La Liga had received the money for Pedey to buy out his contract, which means that he was already an Arsenal player. The club remained furiously and felt privately that the relationships between the clubs were damaged.
This time, however, Arsenal is going to have a different approach. They have made no secret of their intention to activate the Zubimendi release clause in Sociedad and have effectively 'gone through the front door' to ensure that they maintain positive relationships with the Spanish club.
The conversations have been going on with Edu since last summer, the predecessor of Berta, who makes 'considerable progress' about a deal. Immediately negotiating with Real Sociedad also means that Arsenal may be able to hammer a more favorable payment schedule instead of paying the Zubimendi release clause in one large transaction.
Real Madrid are also long -term admirers of Zubimendi – who came close to Liverpool last summer – but the midfielder is expected to end up with the Emirates.
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