Decent player but I don't think he will make Arsenal a better team. Maybe their warchest is filled so they still have plenty left to spend but until they sign a world class striker they won't move to the next level.
Martín Zubimendi | Having medical at Arsenal (51m fee)
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Jorginho will be 34 and Partey will be 32 by the time next season starts, whether Zubimendi will prove a success in the PL is another issue but Arsenal do need a long term option for that deeper midfield position, since Rice is utterly average whenever he plays there.
It's like shopping for a party before you've even won the lottery.
Remember when he was apparently coming to Liverpool?
As we have already lost the league and nothing more left in the season. I'm sure you'd be the same if you had nothing left
Arsenal signing another midfielder as a matter of urgency and priority.
That’ll win them the title next year for sure.
That’ll win them the title next year for sure.
They still need to reinforce in other areas but it isn't a bad signing for them.
Great signing for them. They clearly have bigger needs at both CF and LW but it's probably the 3rd biggest are for them. If they got a quality CF and someone like Williams at LW then they have a great chance next season.
Wait until he starts up front next season with Merino when Arsenal dont buy a striker yet again.
Until the signing is announced officially, this is just a rumor, nothing more.
I honestly thought Arsenal signed him about 6 months ago (for him to arrive this summer). I'm sure that happened.
Nobody has signed anyone yet, what are you talking about?
Yes or no, do we have a history of protracted negotiating in the transfer market?
Not so funny when you remember they won the PL without him sadly.
Do you not think all the noise around Cunha is a sign we’re looking to get deals done early?
I never would have imagined that Gravenberch would turn to a EPL winning DM.
In an alternate reality Zubi signs for them and flops and they finish in 6th this year. They are in their luckiest phase where they get to save 51M and by dumb luck discover an existing squad option who helps propel them to a title whereas we end up paying over the odds for a sure thing and they arrive to turn into deadwood within one season.
Arsenal have activated Zubimendi release clause. Bizarre you're attacking me because i would like us to be prepared for pre season.
No im not attacking you personally, im just sick of reading all day “every other team are cracking on with transfers and we’re left behind”. What transfers? Nothing is completed yet, so how are other teams so far ahead? All we are seeing is rumours and ‘updates’ which most of the time are shit.
Speaking of updates, where have you see that Arsenal have activated his clause?
Curious if this is a Andre Berta initiated potential transfer or Arteta driven. Arteta wanted Luis Campos (PSG) as the new Sporting Director. The club chose Berta.
Sporting Directors normally want their own guy in the dugout after awhile.
Sporting Directors normally want their own guy in the dugout after awhile.
I think Arteta wanted him, it has been suggested that part of the reason Zubimendi backed out of joining Liverpool was not only loyalty to Sociedad after Merino left but because there was an understanding that Arsenal would be in for him this summer. Arteta is a Sociedad old boy so the connection does make sense.
Where I do hear there is some disconnect with Berta is over Gyokeres. Arsenal have been working on a deal for Sesko for a long time now and he is admired by Arteta but Berta has effectively hit pause on that deal to pivot to Gyokeres and the gossip is that Arteta is not exactly sold on this but is being overuled.
Thanks for that. That's interesting. Arsenal have been linked with Sesko for a long time. Funnily enough, I was talking to a arsenal fan this morning at work, who said on their forums there is a preference for Sesko over Gyokeres as the former would be a better fit apparently.
Are you purposely ignoring that we are close to signing Cunha already, actually we are closer than they are to signing Zubimendi.
Arsenal did not btw. Latest rumors is we're trying to negociate a fee slightly higher than the clause to pay it in installments and have cash to buy other players.
I think the mini-transfer window for the Club World Cup is overblown, Real will get their defenders and maybe Bayern but i can see everyone else waiting as usual.
That’s what I thought. Another poster shitting pants early. It’s still May
We should have 3 signings announced by now, we are in danger of having to give Lindelof another 5 year deal.
Was at the sociedad celta vigo game on tuesday, nice stadium but poor game with terrible refereeing, not a single celta player booked for time wasting which is all they did after getting a counter attack goal
wouldn't rate him on that one performance, dropped very deep a lot even when needing a goal, Take their only player that looked decent
wouldn't rate him on that one performance, dropped very deep a lot even when needing a goal, Take their only player that looked decent
"Zubi Zubi zu where are you ? He's on his way to Arsenal."
No doubt Fester and the other dippers will be calling him crap and they didn't really want him anyway.
Another DM, Mikel?
To me he's one of those players who needs to be in a possession focused system to thrive, which Arsenal don't really play.
They used to maybe they will go back to it.
City lead the possession stats by 61 percent
Then us, Liverpool and Chelsea follow at 57 percent
So we do. What other system do you think we play?
He seems the sort of player that should partner well with Rice in midfield. They could cover each other's weaknesses.
Interested to see how he transitions in the league, as it could be very different for him.
Interested to see how he transitions in the league, as it could be very different for him.
Have been very underwhelmed whenever I've seen him. Also his fbref stats are pretty shit. Think he'll end up being a bench player. For the life of me I can't understand why they went so hard for another deep midfielder rather than put all their focus to address their need up top.
Late August swoop for Rashford on loan
Nah, I think he'll displace Partey very quickly, who hasn't had the legs for the defensive side of the position for about two years now.
Zubimendi isn't going to be making many team of the year selections but he's the type of player that makes everything about his side work a little better and who is consequently rated highly by every manager and all his teammates. This was a good very in depth profile.
Arsenal obviously still need to make attacking signings and that's the biggest need of the summer. But there has never be any indication that this is an either/or situation, the club has the money to sign Zubimendi and two high cost attackers this summer.
The Partey when he wasn't available for the PSG game and all the Arsenal fans were crying?
See I think Partey is generally a better/more progressive player than Zubimendi on the ball and that the midfield of Partey and Rice lacks creativity anyway. I think he'll be a solid squad player but nothing more than that, doesn't really change anything for arsenal and what I'd expect you to do with or without him.
You're already a top team with the best defense in the league looking for how to step up and get over the line, you need more creativity and burst in midfield like one of the PSG midfielders (Neves/Vitinha) to go next to Rice and Odegaard (along with upgrading the LW and CF). Zubimendi isn't that at all imo.