Martin Zubimendi, the 26-year-old Spain international, has joined Arsenal from Real Sociedad on a five-year contract for a fee of around €65million (£55.8m; $76.6m). Arsenal will pay more than Zubimendi’s €60million release clause but the compromise means they will be able to pay the fee in installments, rather than as one lump sum.

Arsenal presented Martin Zubimendi as their new star signing in midfield, set to dominate alongside Declan Rice from August onwards. The Real Sociedad academy product moved for a total of

Some believe Zubimendi will be a great signing, but according to Troy Deeney, speaking on TalkSPORT, the Spanish midfielder is lacking in two key areas. Deeney reckons that Zubimendi is lacking in both energy and defensive awareness, claiming that he thinks those areas will be a problem for Arsenal.