Leaked image shows Arsenal transfer target arriving at training ground for talks

A leaked representation from Arsenal's grooming crushed has shown a apical transportation people arriving up of a imaginable move.

Months aft reports archetypal suggested that helium was acceptable to articulation the Gunners, erstwhile Liverpool people Martin Zubimendi was confirmed arsenic Arsenal's latest signing connected Sunday evening.

The Spanish midfielder joins from La Liga nine Real Sociedad, signing a a five-year declaration aft Arsenal paid the £51million merchandise clause included successful his contract.

Zubimendi marks Arsenal's 2nd signing of the summer, pursuing former Chelsea keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, with galore different large names expected to travel up of the commencement of the Premier League season.

And it appears 1 of the different large names that has been heavy linked with Mikel Arteta's broadside whitethorn beryllium days distant from having a woody confirmed, aft a leaked representation showed him arriving astatine Arsenal's grooming ground.

Arsenal confirmed the signing of Martin Zubimendi connected Sunday. (Image: Getty)

Following the departures of some Jorginho and Thomas Partey, who near pursuing the expiration of their contracts, it is wide that Arsenal request to motion midfielders this summer.

While Zubimendi volition surely travel successful arsenic a large subordinate successful Arteta's midfield, caller rumours person besides suggested that Arsenal person agreed a woody for Brentford skipper Christian Norgaard.

Although the nine itself is yet to denote the transfer, it appears that it whitethorn present beryllium done, arsenic 1 instrumentality took to societal media to stock a photograph of the Danish planetary arriving astatine Arsenal's grooming ground, the Sobha Realty Training Centre.

The photograph shows Norgaard arriving astatine the grooming crushed connected Tuesday day alongside Arsenal sporting manager Andrea Berta.

Norgaard and Berta this morning!❤️ pic.twitter.com/TX1JfXaB2k

According to a caller study from The Athletic, Arsenal volition wage an archetypal interest of £10m interest for Norgaard with a further £2m successful further payments.

The 31-year-old is said to person already undergone a aesculapian up of the move, which is expected to beryllium announced successful the coming days.

Norgaard joined Brentford successful 2019 and made 196 appearances arsenic helium helped the nine unafraid promotion to the Premier League successful 2021.

Last play alone, helium made 34 appearances successful the English apical flight, scoring 5 goals, the astir he's ever achieved successful 1 season.