{"id":8217,"date":"2025-06-12T09:24:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T13:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/12\/martin-zubimendi-player-profile-arsenals-new-midfielder-was-eager-to-see-real-madrid-sign\/"},"modified":"2025-06-12T09:24:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T13:24:27","slug":"martin-zubimendi-player-profile-arsenals-new-midfielder-was-eager-to-see-real-madrid-sign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/12\/martin-zubimendi-player-profile-arsenals-new-midfielder-was-eager-to-see-real-madrid-sign\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin Zubimendi Player Profile: Arsenal&#8217;s new midfielder was eager to see Real Madrid sign"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/12\/martin-zubimendi-player-profile-arsenals-new-midfielder-was-eager-to-see-real-madrid-sign\/#Who_is_Martin_Zubimendi_Background_and_early_career\" >Who is Martin Zubimendi? Background and early career<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/12\/martin-zubimendi-player-profile-arsenals-new-midfielder-was-eager-to-see-real-madrid-sign\/#Career_statistics_and_performance_style\" >Career statistics and performance style<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/12\/martin-zubimendi-player-profile-arsenals-new-midfielder-was-eager-to-see-real-madrid-sign\/#Who_else_wanted_to_sign_Zubimendi\" >Who else wanted to sign Zubimendi?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/12\/martin-zubimendi-player-profile-arsenals-new-midfielder-was-eager-to-see-real-madrid-sign\/#Liverpool\" >Liverpool<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/12\/martin-zubimendi-player-profile-arsenals-new-midfielder-was-eager-to-see-real-madrid-sign\/#real_madrid\" >real madrid<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Martin Zubimendi is widely expected to become an Arsenal player, even if the arrival from Real Sociedad has not yet been officially confirmed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Still, Spanish International is clearly one of the main names to watch out for this summer transfer period. What can Arsenal fans expect from this likely new signature?<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_is_Martin_Zubimendi_Background_and_early_career\"><\/span>Who is Martin Zubimendi? Background and early career<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Zubimendi was developed at the Real Sociedad Academy and previously joined in 2011 after playing for Amateur Youth Club Antiguoko.<\/p>\n<p>Zubimendi began playing for Real Sociedad&#8217;s B-team in 2016, before La Liga made his senior side debut in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t until the 2020\/21 season that the 26-year-old established himself as a regular starter in Basque outfits.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Career_statistics_and_performance_style\"><\/span>Career statistics and performance style<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Zubimendi currently scores 10 goals in total with Sociedad&#8217;s 236 appearances, but also has two goals in the Spanish national team&#8217;s 19 caps.<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\"><strong>exterior<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\"><strong>the goal<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\"><strong>Trophy<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\"><strong>Real Sociedad<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">236<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">10<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">1 (Copa del Rey)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\"><strong>Spain<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">19<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">2 (Euro, Nations League)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Zubimendi, among other things, named himself as the new Sergio Busquets, according to Athletic, but also compared to Xabi Alonso, according to Sky Sports.<\/p>\n<p>In the video clip below, you can see how good Zubimendi is on the ball, but he is also smart in positioning to quickly split the play and bring the team back to the front foot&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Zubimendi&#8217;s arrival makes sense. Giorguinho has just left Arsenal, so the Gunners apparently need a No. 6 player of this type, which will help them help improve the tempo of the match.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Parte could also play this role, but he was out of contract this summer and there is no news about the update yet, but he generally had an injury problem during his time at Emirates Stadium.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Action for Martin Zubimendi Real Sociedad vs Real Madrid (Photo by Angel Martinez\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_else_wanted_to_sign_Zubimendi\"><\/span>Who else wanted to sign Zubimendi?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Zubimendi is currently expected to join Arsenal according to Athletic&#8217;s David Ornstein.<\/p>\n<p>However, he was not sailing entirely for the Spanish midfielder as he headed for North London&#8230;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Liverpool\"><\/span>Liverpool<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Last summer, Zubimendi appeared to be heading towards Liverpool, according to the era and others, but he ended up falling apart as he spent another season with Sociedad.<\/p>\n<p>But this surprised seniors in the industry, but Gillem Barag told BBC Sports: \u201cI was told it all took place in Liverpool.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"real_madrid\"><\/span>real madrid<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A few days ago, Marca reported that Real Madrid could still be in the Zubimendi race.<\/p>\n<p>However, the independent state remains frustrated after Madrid missed the player.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Martin Zubimendi is widely expected to become an Arsenal player, even if the arrival from Real Sociedad has not yet been officially confirmed. Still, Spanish International is clearly one of the main names to watch out for this summer transfer period. What can Arsenal fans expect from this likely new signature? Who is Martin Zubimendi? 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