According to David Ornstein, Martin Zubimendi’s Arsenal move has been made and signed despite talks that Real Madrid will hijack the deal.
Spain International is lit up Real Sociedad, appearing to be an exciting addition to the Gunners midfield, filling the gap left by Jorginho, who left as a free agent at the end of his contract.
Zubimendi Saga has been a long-term experience, with emails reporting in January that the transaction was effectively held this summer.
Ornstein now confirms once more that Arsenal considers this a completed transaction.
Arsenal fans are surely easy to rest now, as Ornstein is as reliable as Arsenal Transfer News is, and in fact, transferred at many other clubs.
Just yesterday, football. London was among outlets claiming that Real Madrid was urging them to hijack Zubimendi’s deal, but this seems unlikely to be anything now.
Arsenal to Arsenal Martin Zvimendi considered the completed deal
Zubimendi has not been confirmed by Arsenal yet, but from what Ornstein says, it should be just a matter of time.
The 26-year-old is Mikel Arteta and Co. It makes sense as a top target for him, and his playing style looks like he can add something to the AFC midfield.
Intelligently inside and out of the ball, with range of passing, Zubimendi should give Arsenal a new dimension to its deep midfield role.
Zubimendi Done – What’s next for Arsenal?
Arsenal fans hope that the midfielder’s signature will be followed by much needed reinforcements in the attack.
There’s no one in this Arsenal team who’s reached double digits of league goals for the season, so the club certainly needs to invest in both new strikers and new wingers.
Still, Zubimendi’s presence could be significant as the likes of Martin Odegaard and Declan Rice could seem potentially to advance from midfield and contribute double digits to the goal.