{"id":9150,"date":"2025-06-26T00:20:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T04:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/26\/arsenal-is-now-on-the-verge-of-signing-their-new-meal\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T00:20:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T04:20:10","slug":"arsenal-is-now-on-the-verge-of-signing-their-new-meal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/26\/arsenal-is-now-on-the-verge-of-signing-their-new-meal\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal is now on the verge of signing their new meal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/26\/arsenal-is-now-on-the-verge-of-signing-their-new-meal\/#Arsenal_is_about_to_sign_another_midfielder_after_Zubimendi\" >Arsenal is about to sign another midfielder after Zubimendi<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/26\/arsenal-is-now-on-the-verge-of-signing-their-new-meal\/#Why_is_no_guard_a_good_signing_for_Arsenal\" >Why is no guard a good signing for Arsenal?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/26\/arsenal-is-now-on-the-verge-of-signing-their-new-meal\/#Better_than_Williams_Arsenal_Open_Talk_Signs_Former_Spurs_Player_for_50m\" >Better than Williams: Arsenal Open Talk Signs Former Spurs Player for \u00a350m<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>After a slow start to Arsenal&#8217;s summer transfer window, they appear to be trapped in sealing two signatures.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>Kepa Arizabaraga&#8217;s move from Chelsea to Emirates Stadium doesn&#8217;t exactly meet many fanfares, considering he&#8217;s there to play David Raya as a second fiddle, but it&#8217;s still a key move.<\/p>\n<p>    For just \u00a35 million, Gunners have found a replacement for Neto. For the price, it frees up money to spend elsewhere and hopefully becomes a wealth of attack reinforcements.<\/p>\n<p>Another arrival will see another Spaniard in the form of Martin Zubimendi heading north of London. At just over \u00a350 million, the move is certainly more exciting, but he&#8217;s not just a midfielder who can arrive.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"arsenal-looking-to-sign-another-midfielder-after-zubimendi\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Arsenal_is_about_to_sign_another_midfielder_after_Zubimendi\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Arsenal is about to sign another midfielder after Zubimendi<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Last summer, it looked like Zubimendi was heading for Liverpool. Sadly, for the Anfield side, he didn&#8217;t. It is unclear whether he regrets that decision based on the success of the Arne Slot title.<\/p>\n<p>Well, a year later, he will finally head to England, but that&#8217;s not the Liverpool red he wears. Instead, it&#8217;s Arsenal&#8217;s red.<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners first made the move to sign Spanish International last January. Since then, there have been contracts that allow clubs to spend a little more than their exit clause and pay in installments.<\/p>\n<p>    Zubimendi reportedly was in London over the weekend to put together the procedures for his move.<\/p>\n<p>However, he was able to join Brentford&#8217;s Christian Norgaard in the middle of the park next season. That&#8217;s according to many sources, especially Athletic&#8217;s David Ornstein.<\/p>\n<p>He reported Wednesday afternoon that Arsenal was &#8220;exploring&#8221; a deal to sign Dane, submitting its first offer, believed to be around 11 million euros (\u00a39 million).<\/p>\n<p>    Fabrizio Romano promoted these claims by revealing the 31-year-old &#8220;want to join Arsenal&#8221; this summer on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, BBC Sports&#8217; Sami Mokbel has revealed that it could potentially reach an agreement for \u00a315 million, including add-ons. It appears that the move is moving quickly after Ornstein later reported on Wednesday evening that he was in the process of &#8220;finishing&#8221; a deal to sign players. Medical care is in the process of being planned.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"why-norgaard-would-be-a-good-signing-for-arsenal\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_no_guard_a_good_signing_for_Arsenal\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Why is no guard a good signing for Arsenal?<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Arsenal needs two midfielders as Giorguinho leaves the Emirates for free transfer and heads to Flamengo and it is increasingly likely that Thomas Parte will sign a new deal.<\/p>\n<p>Zubimendi checks one box and carves it in the shape of Norgaard, which would make an amazing move, but it certainly makes a lot of sense.<\/p>\n<p>    Like Kepa, Arsenal won&#8217;t spend bucket loads on improving the team, and therefore will leave room for it to spend in places that really matter this summer. A new striker.<\/p>\n<p>So, what can Norgaard offer Mikel Arteta&#8217;s midfield? Well, like Gorguinho and Partie departing, he has extensive experience, and, importantly, he has played for the UK for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>He signed for Brentford in 2019, then played 122 times in the Premier League and won the Bees 196 features.<\/p>\n<p>Thirty-four of these top flight outings scored five goals in 2024\/25 and provided four assists.<\/p>\n<p>The midfielder holding chips with goals and assists is why he believes Arteta can sign a more experienced version of Declan Rice here.<\/p>\n<p>    Alex Moneypenny, the Arsenal podcaster who appeared in Sky Sports and BBC Sport, gives a complete overview of Dane&#8217;s qualities. He is a &#8220;search and destroyer&#8221; and a midfielder specializing in &#8220;progressive pass.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This is backed up by numbers ranking the best midfielder of Europe&#8217;s top five leagues. In fact, he ranks roughly the same as Zubimendi in this category.<\/p>\n<p>His ability to flip the ball over in deep or more advanced areas certainly makes him like rice. The Brentford captain also has the natural leadership skills that Arsenal&#8217;s record signature boasts.<\/p>\n<p>But what do you say about the statistics?<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\" scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Norgaard vs Rice: 2024\/25 Premier League<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Stat (per 90 minutes)<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Norgard<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Rice<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>the goal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>0.16<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>0.13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>assist<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>0.13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>0.22<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Goal Creation Action<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>0.42<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>0.32<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Success rate passing<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>82%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>83%<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Progressive Pass<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>4.92<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>6.11<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Pass to the last 3rd<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>4.38<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>4.36<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Tackle<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>2.52<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1.69<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>A successful take-on<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>0.22<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>0.42<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Statistics via FBREF.<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>With the advantage of moving forward and taking pictures of set pieces, Rice makes Brentford&#8217;s captain better for assists and successful take-ons. The one that they most resembles is in the passing department.<\/p>\n<p>They complete a similar percentage of passes per 90 minutes and there is no significant difference in the number of essentially progressive passes.<\/p>\n<p>    So, although a movement of this nature rarely blows away his supporters, he will be a stable pair of hands just like Yorginho. If he hits the ground running like Rice, fans will immediately take him to the bee star.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"d71e-4642-9c285e50e042\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"w-img \"><\/div>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\">Related<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Better_than_Williams_Arsenal_Open_Talk_Signs_Former_Spurs_Player_for_50m\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tBetter than Williams: Arsenal Open Talk Signs Former Spurs Player for \u00a350m<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">The dynamic winger can offer Arsenal another offensive path for next season.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a slow start to Arsenal&#8217;s summer transfer window, they appear to be trapped in sealing two signatures. Kepa Arizabaraga&#8217;s move from Chelsea to Emirates Stadium doesn&#8217;t exactly meet many fanfares, considering he&#8217;s there to play David Raya as a second fiddle, but it&#8217;s still a key move. For just \u00a35 million, Gunners have found [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7642,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[44,40,2886,380,2885],"class_list":{"0":"post-9150","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-arsenal","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-meal","11":"tag-signing","12":"tag-verge"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9150"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9150\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}