Arsenal have completed a summer signing set to be announced at the start of next month.
The Gunners are in the midst of a rebuild, having finished second in the Premier League for three seasons on the trot, and with new sporting director Andrea Berta installed and up to speed now, progress is being made on targets.
And with rivals having announced signings, Arsenal now have a timeline to complete one of their own.
New signing is imminent for Arsenal
There are several spinning plates at London Colney right now, in terms of areas of the team that the North Londoners want to strengthen, as Berta gets to work raising the ceiling of Arteta's squad.
A centre-forward is the priority, with Viktor Gyokeres said to have agreed terms already, but elsewhere, there are concerns about the depth in goal, in defence and out wide for a side who were decimated by injuries last term.
Spanish outlet Cope have reported the North Londoners' first summer signing, Martin Zubimendi, will be officially completed and announced in July.
Renowned transfer expert Sami Mokbel wrote for the Mail as long ago as January that terms with the Spanish no.6 had been agreed, with Zubimendi's release clause of around �51 million being no problem for Arsenal to trigger.
FourFourTwo understands that the Gunners are paying Real Sociedad slightly more than that fee in order to amortise the payment, with Zubimendi to be officially completed and announced next month to satisfy the books and comply with Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR).
Ranked at no.8 in FourFourTwo's list of the best defensive midfielders in the world right now, Zubimendi is the replacement for Jorginho, who is currently playing for Flamengo at the Club World Cup.
Thomas Partey's future at the club is still uncertain, with the Ghanaian failing to have agreed an extension beyond June 30 so far.
Zubimendi is rated at 60m, by Transfermarkt.
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