Real Madrid sources believe player will join Arsenal

Florentino Perez and Mikel Arteta (Photo by David Ramos, Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)Real Madrid are reportedly not actively working on a deal to sign Martin Zubimendi, and seem to believe he’ll end up at Arsenal.

The Real Sociedad midfielder has shone in La Liga and will surely be snapped up by a bigger club before too long.

Arsenal have long been linked strongly with Zubimendi, though there have also been murmurings about Real Madrid hijacking the deal.

It seems Gooners can breathe easy, however, as a report from the Athletic today states that Los Blancos see Zubimendi moving to the Emirates Stadium.

The Spain international could surely also have been a good fit for Madrid, but perhaps…