Zubímendi deal done and signed

Martin Zubímendi’s performance in the Nations League final for Spain whetted the appetite for Arsenal fans hoping to see him play for the Gunners next season.

Although he finished on the losing side, he was one of the best performers on the pitch, and even scored the opening goal.

However, his much heralded transfer to North London appeared in doubt after the match, with reports appearing in the Spanish media speculating that Real Madrid were about to hijack the deal to sign him.

Now it appears, though, that those stories were planted by pro-Real journalists, and that, although the Spanish giants are long admirers of the player, they are not actively working on recruiting him.

And whilst the longer the move is announced, the more the possibility of something going wrong, Arsenal regard the transfer as done and dusted, and that the wait is due to Real Sociedad wanting to announce it in their new accounting period, which begins on July 1st.

Andy is an exiled English football fan living in Cyprus. He loves all sports but football is his abiding passion, and he still has dreams every now and then about scoring the winning goal in a Wembley Cup Final, even though his playing days are long gone. He follows most major leagues, across Europe at least, and has a favoured team in each. When he’s not watching, listening, reading or downloading podcasts about football, he spend his time worrying about his beloved Arsenal.