Arsenal beat a host of top clubs, including Premier League champions Liverpool, to sign Martín Zubimendi. Will he take the Gunners to new heights?

Liverpool reportedly triggered Zubimendi’s affordable £60 million ($81.3 million) release clause in 2024 only to be rejected by the player. That same summer, Arsenal bought his Real Sociedad teammate Mikel Merino and, as has now been revealed, greased the wheels for Zubimendi’s arrival.

Martin Zubimendi says he joined Arsenal this summer because he wanted to work under a "quality coach". Zubimendi, who completed a £51million move to north London earlier this month, rejected the chance to join Liverpool last year and explained, in an interview with The Athletic, that Mikel Arteta was a major reason behind his choosing Arsenal.