Zubímendi finally completes move

Martin Zubímendi has finally arrived in London to complete his move to Arsenal.

It was in January that it was first revealed that he was close to a summer transfer to the Emirates, but it has since developed into a drawn-out saga, with interest from Real Madrid clouding the waters, although how much of this was ever real, or was largely dreamed up by the Spanish papers is unclear.

However, barring any unforeseen medical issues, he will soon be unveiled as a Gunners player, with the North London club prepared to play slightly more than his release clause in order to able to spread the payment out over several years, and not come all out of the current transfer budget.

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.