While Real Madrid and Barcelona wanted him, he waited. When Liverpool were keen on bringing him, he refused. But once his fellow Basque Mikel Arteta called, Martin Zubimendi couldn’t say no, as the midfielder will become the new Gunner and the first Arsenal’s reinforcement in the June Transfer Window!The London side will splash out €60 million – to which the 26-year-old’s release clause amounted – and the Spaniard will soon undergo medicals and sign a contract.Martin Zubimendi is set to have a medical before completing a switch to Arsenal 🩺 pic.twitter.com/zCJLn4CVTI— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) May 28, 2025 Apart from Declan Rice and Thomas Partey, Arteta didn’t have a proper option in the midfield or an alternative for the two, excluding Jorginho, whose prime has long gone, frankly speaking. Hence, Zubimendi could be that additional force in the Gunners’ squad and if he turns out to be a good reinforcement, he’ll undoubtedly pay off the invested money.Rotten Boots: Arsenal and Man Utd top scorers worse than everStill, the Gunners’ primary issue remains the position of a striker, which lacked them severely in the Premier League title race this season. At the moment, Viktor Gyokeres and Benjamin Sesko are both linked to the Emirates crew, as Arsenal’s sporting director Andrea Berta allegedly got between €100 million and €120 million to spend on transfers.Except for that, the club is actively working on extending key players’ contracts, trying to primarily tie Thomas Partey, Bukayo Saka, William Saliba, Myles Lewis-Skelly, and Ethan Nwaneri.##NAJAVA_MECA_8952943##
