Sagas are part and parcel of every transfer window. It takes two to tango in any deal and some clubs are more reluctant to sell their players than others.

Things can get rather tense, especially when stars throw their toys out of the pram and demand to leave. Sometimes, things can be more amicable but other factors complicate a move from going ahead.

Read below as we go through the 10 most high-profile transfer sagas involving Premier League clubs this summer.

Martin Zubimendi

Everyone knew that the Spanish international would be joining Arsenal as far back as January but it took until July 6th for the deal to be confirmed.

Throughout those months, there were reports that Real Madrid could hijack the transfer but that was never really on the cards. Why did Zubimendi’s move really take so long to finalise? It is believed that Sociedad wanted to delay the official announcement to help them with their accounts.

Eberechi Eze

Every Arsenal journalist on the planet has been saying for months that the 27-year-old wants to come to the Emirates, and Arteta has asked the club’s hierarchy to buy him.

While it now seems Eze could be joining Spurs instead, the injury to Kai Havertz could lead to yet another twist in this saga.

Xavi Simons

Fabrizio Romano has basically said the exact same thing on repeat for weeks on end – Simons wants to join Chelsea.

While that statement might indeed be true, it forgets a very important detail – you need to table an actual bid. At the time of writing, Chelsea don’t have £60m to match the Dutchman’s asking price. That may change if Christopher Nkunku and/or Nicolas Jackson are offloaded.