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Real Sociedad sporting director Roberto Olaba has confidently revealed that he wants midfielder Martin Zubimendi to stay at San Sebastian. transfer Interest from a host of Premier League clubs.
ArmoryManchester City and Liverpool have all been credited with taking a keen eye in Zubimendi’s direction. Arne Slott’s Premier League leaders came the closest the 25-year-old came to securing the Euro 2024 champions in the summer Choose against moving away From his childhood club.
Zubimendi is said to have been placed on the City A short list of January transfer targetsWhile Arsenal are also believed to be monitoring the highly talented player who has a relatively modest release clause of €60m (£50m).
Every player in La Liga must have a release clause in their contract, but it can technically only be activated by the person in question. This puts all the power in the hands of the player.
Olabe is confident that Zubimendi will not push for a move in the next winter window.
“There is some peace of mind about the clause, but all this time Martin himself has shown us that the above clauses are intentions,” the sporting director told the assembled media.
“Given the behavior we’ve seen so far, I don’t think we’ll have any fear in January.”
Much less certain is whether Zubimendi will still be at La Real at the start of next season. Olabe, for what it’s worth, will move on. The highly rated sporting director is stepping down from his post in June and is believed to be a Goal for Arsenal.
