Martin Zubimendi has a well-publicised £51million release clause in his contract with Real Sociedad, yet Arsenal will pay over the odds to sign the Spanish midfielder this summer

Arsenal have agreed a new fee to sign Spain midfielder Martin Zubimendi ahead of Real Madrid, according to reports. Mikel Arteta has made Zubimendi, 26, one of his top transfer targets this summer. The Real Sociedad star came close to joining Arsenal’s Premier League rivals Liverpool last summer but ended up rejecting the move.

Nothing is closed’ is the latest word coming from Spain, and by contrast, ‘everything is open’, regarding the future of Arsenal target Martin Zubimendi. The Real Sociedad midfielder has been