Arsenal and Liverpool They are reportedly interested in signing Real Sociedad star Martín Zubimendi, according to a Spanish outlet. Transfers.
The Spaniard attracted a lot of attention last summer after showing promising performances for club and country last season. The Gunners were tentatively linked with a move for him, but the Reds showed the most concrete interest in signing him.
However, the player ultimately decided to stay at his childhood club. After failing to secure his service, the Merseyside club did not buy anyone else to bolster the engine room and are said to be keen to sign a new midfielder next year.
Elsewhere, the Gunners signed Zubimendi's compatriot and former club team-mate Mikel Merino to add depth to the midfield department last summer.
However, with Thomas Partey and Jorginho's contract expiring at the end of this season, Mikel ArtetaThe team seems to be planning to sign a new midfielder.
Battle
Transfers They claim that Arsenal and Liverpool have their sights set on signing Zubimendi and could discuss a concrete strategy to sign him in the next January window.
However, the player is unlikely to leave in January and does not want to go abroad with real Madrid your preferred destination if you were to leave. Therefore, it will not be easy for Arsenal or Liverpool to convince him to move to the first division.
The Spanish international has a contract until 2027 with Real and has a £51 million termination clause included in your current contract.
Zubimendi is a technically sound deep playmaker and is an ideal player to play in a possession-based system. Therefore, he would fit perfectly into Mikel Arteta or Arne Slot's system.
However, it will be interesting to see whether the north London club or the Merseyside club finally manage to lure the Real Sociedad star away from Anoeta in January or next summer.
Meanwhile, Arsenal are currently third in the Premier League table with 28 points from 14 games, while Liverpool are top with a seven-point lead.
The Anfield club match this weekend against Everton was postponed due to weather problems, so Arsenal have an excellent opportunity to close the gap at the top.
