Martin Zubimendi has been linked with a move away from Real Sociedad for some time now. He has heavily rumoured to be wanted by Barcelona as a replacement for Sergio Busquets, although that move never materialised as the Catalans were unable to afford the 24-year-old’s release clause.
La Real have no intention of selling Zubimendi, and he would only leave if said release clause, which is valued at €60m, is triggered. Arsenal could do this, as Ben Jacobs told CaughtOffside that the Spanish international pivot is a “possible option” for the Premier League side, although he ruled out any chance of Real Madrid’s Aurelien Tchouameni being signed.
“Links with Aurelien Tchouameni are wide of the mark. There has been no approach. Tchouameni wants to stay at Real Madrid, who also have no desire to sell.
“Martin Zubimendi is perhaps more possible in 2024. Arsenal wanted the Real Sociedad midfielder in January but there was no player buy-in and the La Liga club also didn’t want to sell.”
Zubimendi has stated on multiple occasions that he does not intend to leave Real Sociedad, so Arsenal could find it difficult to tempt him away from Donostia-San Sebastian.
When comparing the two players mentioned with the same cost to buy either one, it is laughable. One of them is over priced and the other looks like a bargain. I leave it up to you to decide between player 1 who is world-class and player 2 who is Billy nobody. Both have a similar sale price. Get real (that’s also a hint as well as a slur).ha ha.
There is no way Tchouameni gets on the transfer list (unless he requests it) because he has no replacement in the squad. He has been in the starting 11 for 91% of the time in La Liga this season and Real Madrid are at the top of the table. He was also the anchor for France that took them to the World Cup finals (his first appearance). He is just getting started in his career and his valuation is not done by the opinions of armchair experts on this website.