Arsenal and Liverpool target Martin Zubimendi responds to January transfer links

Martin Zubimendi has sought to brushwood disconnected transportation speculation linking him with Arsenal and Liverpool up of the January transportation window.

Zubimendi was the taxable of plentifulness of speculation successful the summer and looked acceptable to articulation Liverpool erstwhile they agreed to conscionable the Real Sociedad midfielder’s £51m merchandise clause.

However, the Spain planetary rejected the advances from the Premier League and alternatively signed a caller declaration astatine Real Sociedad, the nine helium has been with since 2011.

Despite that caller contract, speculation remains that a determination could beryllium connected the cards successful the New Year, with Arsenal present seen arsenic a imaginable destination.

However, the 25-year-old has insisted that helium is paying nary attraction to the extracurricular sound up of the transportation model reopening.

‘There volition ever beryllium rumours and present that January is approaching, determination volition beryllium too, but I don’t discarded vigor connected extracurricular noise,’ helium told Estadio Deportivo.

‘I’m blessed with the mode I’m handling it and I’m going to grip it.’

Speaking earlier successful the twelvemonth aft his Liverpool transportation fell through, Zubimendi said helium was contented with the determination that helium made to snub Arne Slot’s side.

‘I made my determination from within, I thought it was the champion happening to do, the results don’t impact me,’ helium told Noticias De Gipuzkoa.

‘I spot the imaginable successful this team, you conscionable person to ticker america bid and I’m excited astir having a bully season.’

Liverpool’s failed attempted to motion the Spaniard, however, has not thwarted their efforts this season, with Ryan Gravenberch excelling successful the deepest midfield role.

And it is Mikel Arteta’s side, now, who look successful request of an further midfielder fixed their well-documented wounded troubles which person near them 9 points beneath Liverpool successful the league.

The Gunners signed Mikel Merino from La Real past summertime and, according to The Independent, judge those negotiations, arsenic good arsenic Arteta’s idiosyncratic past with the club, could pave the mode for different high-profile signing successful midfield.

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