Martin Zubimendi rejected Liverpool as a result of he thinks Real Sociedad are ‘greater’
Imanol Alguacil, the head honcho at Real Sociedad, has hinted that Martin Zubimendi snubbed Liverpool because he rates the Basque outfit as ‘the bigger club’.
Zubimendi was on Liverpool’s hit list as their top choice to beef up their midfield, but he ultimately gave the Merseyside club the cold shoulder.
Feyenoord’s chief Arne Slot mixed it up with a variety of players filling the defensive midfield role during friendlies, and it looks like he’ll have to keep shuffling his pack in the Premier League season.
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As things stand, those in charge at Liverpool aren’t looking for another player to take the spot Zubimendi left vacant. Just before Sociedad’s La Liga kick-off against Rayo Vallecano on Sunday, gaffer Alguacil talked up Zubimendi’s choice. “He has rejected an offer.
“There is no doubt that Liverpool is a big club and the fact that he said no to them, even though they put in what they put in, is something to be proud of. It means that things are being done well at the club and even if such powerful clubs come along and Martin says no.
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“I am holding back, but there is still time until the 30th. Now it has been Liverpool, but tomorrow it could be another big club, because they have the level. Although for me the biggest club is Real Sociedad.
“I imagine that he must have thought that and that is why he has decided to stay,” reports the Liverpool Echo.
Meanwhile, Slot doubled down on sporting director Hughes’ efforts to seal the deal, saying: “What happened is that we and Richard in particular tried everything he could to try and bring him in.
Before adding, “I think I said it over there (in the pre-match press conference), the only thing we can’t do is make the decision for him.”
