EXCLUSIVE – Arsenal set to sign £51m Martin Zubimendi from Real Sociedad, with deal virtually completed to beat Liverpool and Man City for summer transfer – and Mikel Arteta wants a forward next

Arsenal will land long-term target Martin Zubimendi at the end of the season, Mail Sport can reveal.

Mikel Arteta has courted the Real Sociedad star for over 12 months and talks over a summer move are now at an advanced stage with sources indicating the deal is virtually completed.

Despite Arsenal’s current need for forward incomings owing to long-term injuries to Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus, the Emirates club has focused its attention on getting a deal in place for Zubimendi.