Xabi Alonso, the prospective coach of Real Madrid, hopes that the club will beat Arsenal to the signing of Martin Zubimendi.
Arsenal are favourites to sign the 26-year-old midfielder, with the player reportedly set to join the Emirates Stadium and the English giants are willing to pay his €60m release clause.
However, according to Ufabet, a move for Zubimendi to Los Blancos is still possible as no formal agreement has been reach between Arsenal and Real Sociedad.
Meanwhile, Ufabet revealed that Alonso has informed Real Madrid to sign Zubimendi, as well as his former สนใจสมัคร? คลิกที่นี่เพื่อเริ่มต้น Leverkusen sub Florian Wirtz.
Los Blancos have missed Toni Kroos this season sorely, and while Fede Valverde, Aurelien Tchouameni and Jude Bellingham are all incredibly talented, none base their game on the circulation of the ball, and creating space for those further forward. Zubimendi is undoubtedly one of the best in that role in Spain.
While Los Blancos are first moving to revamp their defence, it is believe that they will also pursue a midfielder. They will not give up hope of signing Zubimendi until the deal is made official by Arsenal. They say that everything has been agree between the two, but the signature is not yet on the contracts, and will only be so after the end of the Premier League and La Liga seasons.
Alonso is well acquaint with Zubimendi, having work with him during his time as Real Sociedad’s youth team manager in 2019.