Martin Zubimendi has reiterated his need to remain at Actual Sociedad amid rising hypothesis of a Manchester Metropolis strategy within the upcoming January switch window.
Zubimendi was courted by Arsenal final season previous to the Gunners touchdown clubmate Mikel Merino, and turned down a possible transfer to Liverpool in the summertime, having briefly proven curiosity within the chance. He has additionally been linked with home giants Barcelona and Actual Madrid at numerous factors.
The hyperlinks with Metropolis have significantly emerged since Rodri suffered a season-ending knee harm.
Zubimendi was a teammate of Rodri’s in Spain’s triumphant Euro 2024-winning squad and has been a key a part of Actual Sociedad re-establishing themselves as common European qualifiers.
“There are all the time rumours however, to this point, I’ve all the time thought that one of the best answer for me is staying at Actual Sociedad,” he mentioned this week in response to the most recent surge of switch gossip.
“I’ve nonetheless loads of issues to offer to this membership, I nonetheless need to develop and develop right here.”
Zubimendi had solely just lately already appeared to rule out leaving Actual Sociedad in January.
Simply final week, the 25-year-old insisted he had no regrets about not transferring throughout summer season.
“It’s true that I used to be a bit uncomfortable with every part, particularly due to the noise, and ultimately, I remoted myself and made the choice that I believed was the best one,” he mentioned.
“You may relaxation straightforward in winter,” he tellingly added at the moment.
“After all I do not remorse [staying]. I made my determination from inside, I believed it was one of the best factor to do, the outcomes do not have an effect on me. I see potential on this [Real Sociedad] staff, you simply have to observe us prepare. I am enthusiastic about having a superb season.”