{"id":13696,"date":"2025-03-26T11:44:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T12:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/?p=13696"},"modified":"2025-03-26T14:00:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T14:00:23","slug":"real-madrid-close-to-hijacking-martin-zubimendi-deal-despite-arsenal-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/26\/real-madrid-close-to-hijacking-martin-zubimendi-deal-despite-arsenal-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid \u2018close\u2019 to hijacking Martin Zubimendi deal despite Arsenal agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Zubimendi one of the most sought-after midfielders in Europe (Picture: Quality Sport Images\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Real Madrid<\/a> are on the brink of hijacking Arsenal<\/a>\u2019s move for Martin Zubimendi<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Real Sociedad midfielder rejected a move to Liverpool last summer <\/a>with Manchester City also among his admirers.<\/p>\n

Arsenal appeared to have won the race for his signature in January however, agreeing a \u00a351million deal with the Basque club to bring him to north London this summer.<\/a><\/p>\n

But reports in Spain now claim Real are now \u2018increasingly close\u2019 to signing the Spain international ahead of the Gunners.<\/p>\n

Despite that agreement between Real Sociedad and Arsenal over the fee, Zubimendi\u2019s agent is still listening to offers for his client, Cope<\/a> report.<\/p>\n

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Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is \u2018on track\u2019 to tie up a deal to keep the 26-year-old in Spain with the possible arrival of Xabi Alonso at the Santiago Bernabeu this summer an added incentive for the player.<\/p>\n

The current Bayer Leverkusen boss remains firmly in the running to replace Carlo Ancelotti in the Spanish capital at the end of the season with Zubimendi a \u2018perfect tactical fit\u2019 for Alonso.<\/p>\n

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Arsenal agreed a fee for the midfielder in January (Picture: Juan Manuel Serrano Arce\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Zubimendi\u2019s \u00a350.2million release clause will not be a problem for the reigning Spanish and European champions who are seeking a long-term replacement for Luka Modric.<\/p>\n

It would mark another huge move from Real ahead of the 2025-26 season with Los Blancos on the verge of signing Trent Alexander-Arnold on a free transfer from Liverpool.<\/a><\/p>\n

The England international\u2019s contract at Anfield expires at the end of the season and despite protracted talks, no new deal has been agreed, allowing Real to swoop.<\/p>\n

Real have been tracking Alexander-Arnold for close to two years and appear to have finally got their man.<\/p>\n

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A huge blow for Mikel Arteta and Arsenal (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Arsenal meanwhile are expected to be busy this summer with their pursuit of Zubimendi questioned given their persistent failure to bring in a centre forward.<\/a><\/p>\n

Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand believes Arsenal simply \u2018do not need\u2019 the midfielder, urging them to shift focus to Newcastle United\u2019s Alexander Isak to transform them into champions.<\/p>\n

\u2018Arsenal fans have been calling out for a No.9 for two or three years,\u2019 Ferdinand told Rio Reacts.<\/p>\n

\u2018If you can sign Isak, you\u2019ve got to do it. They could win the league with him because he\u2019s phenomenal and gives them something different.<\/p>\n

\u2018They\u2019ve put so many good pieces in but they need that little extra now.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Zubimendi one of the most sought-after midfielders in Europe (Picture: Quality Sport Images\/Getty Images) Real Madrid are on the brink of hijacking Arsenal\u2019s move for Martin Zubimendi. The Real Sociedad midfielder rejected a move to Liverpool last summer with Manchester City also among his admirers. Arsenal appeared to have won the race for his signature…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13698,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13696"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13696"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13696\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13702,"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13696\/revisions\/13702"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}