A dream season for the Gunners continues. Standing strong at the Premier League summit, winning derbies, oozing confidence. However, the transfer market situation is a bit different, a little less positive. First, Chelsea snatched Mudryk in what was already seen as a done deal between Arsenal and Shakhtar and now we have a situation where a player is not that eager to leave his current workplace to join the Gunners.Martin Zubimendi of Real Sociedad does not want to abandon his boyhood club while they are enjoying a strong season and stand third in La Liga.Arsenal have held talks over a move for the Basque midfielder but the Spain international does not wish to leave this month.This is how you win the title – Gunners come from behind to defeat UnitedThe 23-year-old has a 60 million euros release clause and Arsenal were understood to be willing to pay that. Real Sociedad had attempted to raise Zubimendi’s release clause to €90m but the midfielder was happy not to increase it.His performances have also seen him linked with Barcelona and Manchester United. Barcelona are desperate to replace Sergio Busquets with the 34-year-old’s deal set to expire at the end of this season. Meanwhile, Man United were able to watch Zubimendi twice this season when they took on Sociedad twice in the group stage of the Europa League. Zubimendi has impressed for Sociedad since breaking into the first team in the 2019-20 season from the club’s youth set-up.##NAJAVA_MECA_6962783##He can play as a defensive midfielder, a position he usually takes up for the Spanish side, as well as a more advanced role.Zubimendi’s agents were in London on Friday for talks but any deal looks likely to be shelved until summer.
