Fabrizio Romano has discussed the future of Arsenal target Martin Zubimendi amidst conflicting reports about his future.
The midfielder has been one of the brightest players in his role in Europe over the last two seasons.
Arsenal has tracked him and has seen enough to suggest he is good enough for their team.
Other top European sides are also following the midfielder, with most of them waiting to know his stance on potentially leaving Real Sociedad.
He was similarly linked with a move away last summer, but he eventually stayed at the club to help them in the Champions League.
More teams want to sign him this summer, and Arsenal is one of them. Mikel Arteta’s side is eager to bring him to London.
In an exclusive on Caught Offside, Romano said of his future:
“We keep hearing a lot of stories about Martin Zubimendi, who has been linked several times mostly with Arsenal and Barcelona, while some outlets are now stating that he is unlikely to leave Real Sociedad as he is happy and settled in his hometown and not looking to leave the Basque region.
“However, my understanding remains is that this is not decided yet. Zubimendi’s future, his decision, is still not clear yet – it remains an open situation, and he has a €60m release clause.”
Just Arsenal Opinion
Zubimendi has been one of the finest midfielders in European football over the last few terms, and we will benefit from having him in our squad if he joins us.
We need to keep pushing and be ready to splash the cash because it will cost a lot of money to bring him to London.
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Great player but Arsenal need
more athleticism in the center
of the pitch to partner and
complement DR. Sadly TP just
isn’t that player anymore.
Disagree. I really don’t understand the calls for Onana tbh
Imo we have enough athleticism with Rice in the middle. We need a 6 that is comfortable receiving the ball under pressure and has a progressive pass, which we are lacking whenever Partey isn’t playing. Because of this, Odegaard has to drop deeper to help in the build-up. By getting someone like Frenkie/Zubimendi/Locatelli, we free up Odegaard and we will have much better build-up play imo
Frankie would be the perfect
partner for DR but Barca have
no interest in selling.
Zubimedi & Locatelli IMWO
would get ravaged by the pace
and physicality of the EPL. We
honestly don’t need a younger
version of Jorgi in the midfield.
If a player does not want to leave his current club and his home surroundings, I am not in favor of forcing the player to join Arsenal, however good he is. Only if Zubimendi is open to leaving Sociedad than I would want Arsenal to pursue him. There is no doubting the qualities and talent of Zubimendi but he should be first open to joining Arsenal.
Exactly. It would be a major risk.
Players who are happy in their home town and performing well don’t necessarily translate that form into a new club in a new country and a big city like London.