London, Jul 6 (AP) Spain midfielder Martin Zubimendi joined Arsenal from Real Sociedad on Sunday, finally making the move to the Premier League after turning down Liverpool last year. The transfer fee wasn’t disclosed but the BBC reported Arsenal has paid almost 60 million pounds ($82 million) for the 26-year-old Zubimendi. Also Read | IND vs ENG 2nd Test 2025: Start of Play on Day 5 Delayed Due to Rain Between India, England. The holding midfielder made 236 appearances in all competitions for Sociedad after coming through the club’s academy. He played there alongside Mikel Merino, who joined Arsenal last year. Zubimendi has played 19 games for Spain, including coming on as a half-time substitute in the 2-1 win over England in the 2024 European Championship final. Also Read | ZIM vs SA 2nd Test 2025: Zimbabwe Opener Prince Masvaure Misses Second Match Against South Africa Due to Respiratory Tract Infection. 鈥淚 set my sights on Arsenal because their style of play is a good fit for me,” Zubimendi said. “They have shown their potential recently and the best is yet to come.鈥 Arsenal has finished second in the Premier League in each of the past three seasons. 鈥淢artin is a player who will bring a huge amount of quality and football intelligence to our team,” said Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, a fellow Spaniard. 鈥淗e will fit in really well and he has all the attributes to be a key player for us.鈥 Zubimendi slots into the squad in place of Thomas Partey, whose contract expired this summer. On Friday, Partey was charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, British police said. (AP) (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)