The real Sociedad -midfielder Martin Zubimendi will have a medical prior to his move to Arsenal. The Spanish international has a release clause of £ 51 million and that payment between the La Liga Club and Arsenal have already been agreed.
As soon as the 26-year-old passes it medically, Arsenal will be able to announce the signing of Zubimendi, which would be their first conquest of the summer, the BBC reports.
It is, however, understood that the relevant documents relating to the switch from Zubimendi to the Emirates have been signed. The club has a long -term interest in the midfielder, which excelled in last summer's euros.
Liverpool was strongly connected to Zubimendi 12 months ago, but Sociedad Chiefs managed to convince their player to sit. It is the second time in the same number of summers that Arsenal started to raid the Spanish club that Mikel Merino signed last year.
In addition to Zubimendi, the Gunners want to sign a new striker with Benjamin Sesko and Viktor Gyokeres under their preferred goals.
The Spaniard will strengthen the midfield of Arsenal that the like Declan Rice has added to it in recent seasons. Jorginho has confirmed his departure and Zubimendi will give Arteta more options in the middle of the park with his versatility and skills a huge plus.
The President of Sociedad had previously said: “He has had several opportunities to leave and he will make the decision he wants because he will have more options.”
Arteta said about the transfer plans of the club: “Josh [Kroenke] Has been very clear in the direction and the ambition we have. We are going to try to see what we can do, make very subtle decisions and respect what has brought us so far. There is not much improvement. We finished second three times, reached the semi -final of the Champions League. There is that small percentage we need to nail. “
There was talk about Real Madrid who tried to come in and to hijack the movement of Arsenal for Zubimendi. Xabi Alonso, who has just become the new boss in the Bernabeu, previously worked at Sociedad and saw the midfielder up close.