The real Sociedad -midfielder Martin Zubimendi seems to be on the move this summer, and it has been generally reported that Arsenal has agreed a deal for the Basque midfielder to arrive in London. Despite those reports that pop up some time ago, the deal has still not been made official.
Zubimendi has a release clause of € 60 million, and that is the compensation that Arsenal will have to set to sign it. After attempts by Liverpool and Barcelona to sign Zubimendi in the past, the Gunners seem to be the ones who will get the deal over the line, while he joins former teammates Martin Odegaard and Mikel Merino and colleague Basque Mikel Arteta.
However, Real Madrid is also credited with consistent interest in Zubimendi, and despite his apparently upcoming move, the media in Madrid insist that until the deal is officially closed, they will remain their attempts to change ideas. In addition to Real Madrid, their greatest attraction is the presence of Zubimendi's Idol Xabi Alonso as the new manager.
The only thing that Zubimendi has to do is give a medical pass on for the deal that is officially closed, say the most recent reports. That is why the only confusion has caused why the deal takes so long to become rubber stamp, especially in view of the insistence in the Spanish capital. Nevertheless, the athletics explains that the problem is administrative: Real Sociedad would like the sale of € 60 million in their accounts for next year instead of this year, and that is why the deal will be held until July to have them do this.
It nourishes the uncertainty in the midfield of Real Madrid. It was thought that Los Blancos would invest in the middle of the field, after the loss of Toni Kroos last summer, and Luka Modric this year. They are strongly connected to the Angelo Stiller from Stuttgart, but the word is that they can call after the club World Cup.