Arsenal have financial laws to navigate for whoever they sign this month – but may have found the solution with one target
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Arsenal may have just found the solution to their January transfer window questions, with a simple and effective move for £53 million.
The Gunners are in the market to improve several positions, needing defensive depth to cover in the middle and left-back, a new midfielder and potentially a new centre-forward. Amadou Onana has been linked with a move – but the outlay on such a transfer would be expensive.
Mikel Arteta is also having to contend with FFP, too, having spent around £200m in the summer. But Arsenal could solve their problems by triggering a release clause for a player who has been on their horizon for a long time.
Everton's Amadou Onana is a target for Arsenal (Image credit: Getty Images)
Mundo Deportivo in Spain claims that Arteta is considering triggering the release clause of Real Sociedad star, Martin Zubimendi.
Of course, Arsenal don't need Real Sociedad's permission to sign one of their players for the stated amount, needing only to notify La Liga when triggering a release clause – but could structure some kind of transfer that benefits them financially, with the FFP concerns hanging over them. Either way, triggering a release clause at least enables them to know the fee they're paying now and prepare to offset it with sales in the coming weeks.
Martin Zubimendi has been on Arsenal's radar for a long time (Image credit: Getty Images)
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