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Arsenal make progress towards signing £53m player who Kieran Tierney called ‘world class’

Arsenal are making progress with a push to sign someone Kieran Tierney considers to be a “world class” footballer.

As we all know, transfer deals do not happen overnight – it can often take months, if not an ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚentire year, to get all the groundwork done and💮 ensure everything is in place to make a bid when it comes to major moves.

By the sounds of it, Edu Gaspar – Director of Football at Arsenal – has already started to do his homework on one target for Mikel Arteta, with progress now being made on that front…

Arsenal make progress in push to sign Martin Zubimendi

Well – according to – Arsenal are making progress with a move to sign Real Sociedad No.4 Martin Zubimendi.

It is said that Ne⭕wcastle No.39 Bruno Guimaraes 🐲is also an option for Arteta as Arsenal aim to bolster the midfield department, although the Spain international appears to be the No.1 choice with inroads already being made on the deal.

Zubimendi – who has a £53m release clause – is not a new name for Arsenal fans.

A story from The Athletic stated that Arsenal tried to sign the Spaniard in January 2023 before eventually sealing a £12m deal for Jorginho instead – after the midfielder decided to 💃stay at Real Sℱociedad.

Photo by Ion Alcoba Beitia/Getty Images
Photo by Ion Alcoba Beitia/Getty Images

As aforesaid, expensive transfers can be months – if not years – in the making, and while Zubimendi may have rejected Arsenal over 12 months ago, this summer could finally see Arsenal s💎ign the man from San Sebastien.

The 25-year-old has🐽 made appearances in all competitions so far this season, scoring ☂four goals while also providing one assist.

Gunners could sign a “world class” footballer

As mentioned at the top of the article, Tierney already h🔯eaped praise on Zubimendi – who he has made appearances alongside while on loan at Real Sociedad.

The Scotland international the Guardian: “You have world class players like Zubimendi… It’s not that people don’t💙 think they’re good, it’s just that if y🔜ou’re only watching the Premier League every week, it’s hard to know.”

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Photo by Pedro Loureiro/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images

Real Sociedad’s midfield maestro could actually replace Jorginho at the Emirates Stadium, amid reports in Italy which state that the Arsenal🥂 No.20 has told Juventus he would 𒐪like to join them.

Be sure to keep an eye on developments at Arsenal🐼, with transfer negotiations already taking place.