Star La Liga midfielder, who turned down Barcelona, on Arsenal’s radar: report – Football Leagues
Arsenal are actively trying to sign Real Sociedad’s midfielder Martin Zubimendi for the upcoming transfer window, reported renowned journalist Fabrizio Romano on Monday.
La Liga is full of talented stars and Zubimendi is one of them who emerged as one of the best midfielders not just in the league, but in the world as well.
Sociedad are sixth in the league and Zubimendi is one the biggest reasons behind the club’s consistent run in La Liga. The midfielder is on the radar of many big clubs and Arsenal became the latest to join the race.
“We’ve had a lot of stories about Arsenal and different midfielders in recent times, with big names like Douglas Luiz, Amadou Onana and Martin Zubimendi linked with the Gunners. It looks difficult for a deal to happen this January, but we’ll see if the situation is different in the summer,” Fabrizio told Caught Offside as quoted by Football Espana.
“So, which of those players would be the best fit for Mikel Arteta’s side? My personal feeling is that Zubimendi would be fantastic, even if Onana and Luiz have the advantage of both already knowing the Premier League. Zubimendi is a fantastic player, he can help with his vision, quality and intelligence on the ball – he’s the perfect midfielder.”
However, Fabrizio confirmed that Zubimendi is likely to continue his journey with Sociedad and all the clubs that are pursuing him may have to back out.
“Still, it’s important to say that he’s very happy at Real Sociedad, only focused on his club and he already rejected chances to leave in the recent years as he always wanted to stay there.”
It is worth mentioning that Zubimendi was approached by FC Barcelona a number of times during 2023 as the club wanted him to replace Sergio Busquets, but the Spaniard turned down the move.
