Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi is set to have a medical before completing a switch to Arsenal.
Well-placed sources have confirmed to BBC Sport that all the relevant documents in relation to the Spain international's switch to the Emirates have been signed, with the deal entering its closing stages.
The transfer is subject to a successful medical that Arsenal are in the process of organising.
Because the paperwork for Zubimendi's switch has been completed all parties are relaxed about the scheduling of the medical, but there is a will to wrap up the formalities of the deal swiftly.