AFTER being a chess sensation at 11, Martin Zubimendi knows the importance of thinking one step ahead at all times. No doubt ...

AFTER being a chess sensation at 11, Martin Zubimendi knows the importance of thinking one step ahead at all times. No doubt then, the Spanish midfielder would have been impressed by Arsenal’s ...

Martin Zubimendi is set to undergo a medical at Arsenal ahead of his £51m move to North London from Real Sociedad.The Spain international will undergo medical tests with the Gunners this week ...

Martin Zubimendi poses in an Arsenal shirt after joining the club on a five-year deal ... As a boy, he once won the under-12 chess championship in the Spanish province of Gipuzkoa.

Ian: This is an interesting topic, so let’s hear from The Athletic’s tactics writer Liam Tharme on how the arrival of a player like Zubimendi could be just as important as a new No 9. Liam ...

Rice has variably played as a no.6 or a no.8 for Arsenal, but he should be able to form a good partnership with a player of Zubimendi’s traits, perhaps in a double pivot or a 4-3-3 with Martin ...

Press resistance and passing tendencies. This is a role where subtlety, clarity and bravery is required, and Zubimendi has all three. The Athletic highlighted Arsenal’s need for a press ...

Martin Zubimendi played 236 times for Real Sociedad - his only club to date - and scored 10 goals. But he is not a goalscorer, because he is primarily a defensive midfielder. Real Sociedad played ...

Real Sociedad have cooled claims that midfielder Martín Zubimendi has agreed to join Arsenal, suggesting the Spain international could still opt to stay at the club.. After rejecting an approach ...

Martin Zubimendi to Arsenal: Gunners ready to trigger $61.4 million clause to sign midfielder this summer Arsenal are the latest Premier League team to attempt to lure the midfielder away ...

Zubimendi is a regular at the base of Real Sociedad's midfield. Real Sociedad can’t keep him forever. Five months after Liverpool had all but prised Martín Zubimendi away from Anoeta, Arsenal ...