Final week Arsenal offered Martin Zubimendi as their new star signing in midfield, set to dominate alongside Declan Rice from August onwards. The Actual Sociedad academy product moved for a complete of €70m, regardless of curiosity from Actual Madrid, and the presence of idol Xabi Alonso on the Santiago Bernabeu.
When Actual Madrid become involved, they have an inclination to command a particular pull for gamers in negotiations, as has been evidenced by strikes for Jude Bellingham and Dean Huijsen, for whom Chelsea had been favourites to signal earlier than Los Blancos began conversations. It was not misplaced on Actual Madrid followers that Zubimendi named the Actual Madrid supervisor as his favorite Spanish participant of all time throughout an interview with Arsenal membership media after his presentation.
Actual Madrid closely linked with Zubimendi
All through the second half of the season, Los Blancos had been intermittently linked with Zubimendi. When Alonso arrived, it was stated that his former B-team coach at La Actual was pushing for his signature at Actual Madrid, and would become involved personally to push Zubimendi in the direction of a transfer to Madrid. Nonetheless the hijacking of the deal Arsenal had in place by no means got here to fruition.
Zubimendi has had Arsenal transfer lined up for a yr
In response to Cadena SER, Zubimendi has identified he could be shifting to Arsenal for the previous yr. The Gunners opened talks to signal each Mikel Merino and Zubimendi final summer season, however with the Txuri-Urdin reluctant to lose each in the identical summer season, bought Merino and made a pact for Zubimendi to maneuver to London this yr.
Therefore Actual Madrid’s probabilities of intervening had been nil, and Zubimendi was to not be swayed. That is although Zubimendi turned down a transfer to Liverpool across the identical time. There have been noises that the Spain worldwide would take into account an exit this summer season, having turned down quite a few European giants in previous years.