Spain’s Martin Zubimendi celebrates after scoring the opening goal against Portugal during the Nations League final soccer match between Portugal and Spain at the Allianz Arena

After months of negotiations, and years of interest, Mikel Arteta finally has his man. Martin Zubimendi, the 26-year-old Spain international, has joined Arsenal from Real Sociedad on a five-year contract for a fee of around €65million (£55.

Arsenal presented Martin Zubimendi as their new star signing in midfield, set to dominate alongside Declan Rice from August onwards. The Real Sociedad academy product moved for a total of

Real Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund 3-2 to set up a semi-final date with PSG in the Club World Cup on Saturday. Goals from Gonzalo Garcia (again), Fran Garcia and Kylian Mbappe solidified the win after a very chaotic last few minutes.

Tchouameni’s role keeps expanding, Fran Garcia finds form at the perfect time, and Xabi Alonso maintains Real Madrid’s ethos as a tactical chameleon.