Martin Zubimendi reportedly touched in London while he comes closer to sealing a summer switch to Arsenal.
According to athletics, the real Sociedad -midfielder is about to complete his move to the Emirates, where the player wants to meet club officials and complete the remaining formalities.
Arsenal has long been admirers of the Spain International, who has a release clause of £ 51 million in his contract, and Mail Sport revealed earlier this season that the Gunners had presented their rivals in the race for his signature.
Zubimendi is now ready to become Mikel Arteta's first signing of the summer, while the Arsenal -Baas wants to strengthen its midfield for the new campaign.
Reports from Spain suggested earlier this month that Real Madrid had made contact with the camp of the 26-year-old because they considered an attempt to hijack the movement of the Gunners
A product of the youth system of Real Sociedad, Zubimendi has been played 236 times for the club, while he scored ten goals.
Zubimendi won the Copa del Rey with Sociedad, while enjoying success on the international stage with Spain and Euro 2024 and the 2022-23 edition of the Nations League.
He previously played with the current Arsenal stars Martin Odegaard and Mikel Merino at Sociedad and is international teammates with David Raya.
Last year Zubimendi rejected the chance to become a member of Liverpool, but he now gets the chance to test himself in the Premier League.
The arrival of the Spaniard will be a relief for the Gunners, with Thomas Pedey reportedly to leave at the end of this month.
According to reports, Partey, whose contract is at the end of June, is not expected to be an agreement on a new deal.
In the meantime, the Gunners would like to continue to strengthen their attack while they want to turn on a different title challenge next season.
Sporting Lisbon -striker Victor Gyokeres and RB Leipzig's Benjamin Sesko are one of the leading strikers where Arsenal likes.