Martin Zubimendi in action for Real Sociedad vs Barcelona (Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images)
Liverpool came close to sealing a move for Martin Zubimendi last summer, but Arsenal are leading the race for the Real Sociedad midfielder.
This is according to Fabrizio Romano in his latest exclusive video for the Daily Briefingwith the Italian journalist detailing how far along the Gunners are now in securing such a deal.
Zubimendi has been very impressive during his time at Sociedad and it makes sense that he is now being looked at by all these big clubs, with Arsenal doing well to move ahead of their rivals in the race for the international’s signature spanish
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Romano insists it is not yet a done deal, with some details still to be ironed out, but it appears Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is working to convince the player to join his project.
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Romano spoke with Caught offside for this Daily Briefing piece, explaining the latest on Arsenal’s pursuit of Zubimendi and why he turned down Liverpool last summer.
“Martin Zubimendi’s situation is one of the most interesting for the summer transfer market and Arsenal are clearly leading the race to land him in the summer,” Romano said.
“It’s not a done deal yet, there’s still work to be done, but Arsenal are in good advanced talks to sign Zubimendi in the summer, not in January, because Real Sociedad have no plans to part with the player. half of the season.
“We know that the Society and Zubimendi have a very special relationship, but for the summer there will be the termination clause – 60 million euros – and Arsenal are ready to activate the clause as soon as the agreement with the player
“The conversation is advanced and Mikel Arteta is involved in presenting the project as a crucial factor to convince Zubimendi, who was also a big target for Liverpool last summer
“Liverpool was close to reaching the agreement and then Zubimendi decided to stay at Real Sociedad, basically because he loves his club, his city, his country, so sometimes, especially players from ‘that area of Spain, like Nico Williams too, I like to stay there and this was the case of Zubimendi.
He added: “Arsenal are now working to convince the player and have positive feelings. The conversation continues, the negotiation for the summer continues, not at the moment, it will continue in the coming days and weeks, but Arsenal want to sign Zubimendi next summer to complete a great midfield.
“The conversation is absolutely ongoing, with Arsenal trying to sort out the next details as soon as possible.”
