Mercato: His transfer to Real Madrid is getting people talking, an Arsenal player is already giving his answer!

Thomas Bourseau

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Passionate about sports, Thomas grew up between the round ball of football and the orange of basketball, his two lifelong favorites. Graduated with a Master’s and a Bachelor’s degree from the European Institute of Journalism in Paris, he always follows the adventures of Arsenal and the Los Angeles Lakers very closely.

Real Madrid exited the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday. Given their 9-point deficit over FC Barcelona in La Liga, a white season is looming for Casa Blanca. Several rumors are already circulating in the media concerning the summer transfer window and in particular the transfer of Martin Zubimendi. The Arsenal midfielder spoke.

Since the retirement of Toni Kroos in June 2024, the leaders of the Real Madrid have not yet managed to strengthen the midfield in order to fill the void left by the 2014 world champion. A year later, it was the turn of Luka Modric to set sail for’AC Milan, removing one more option from the coach of the Real Madrid of the time, Xabi Alonso since replaced by Alvaro Arbeloain midfield. The Spanish press mentioned Alonso’s wish on the market with the recruitment of Martin Zubimendi last offseason.

“I think the moment has passed. I am very focused and happy where I am”

The Spanish international who was in the heyday of the Royal Society was finally transferred to Arsenal for €65M to the great dismay of the ex-coach of Real Madrid who didn’t see anyone disembark at the White House in this sector of play. And while the midfielder of the Gunners was voted man of the match after the quarter-final second leg draw against Sporting Lisbon Wednesday (0-0), the SER Chain asked him about the resurfacing rumors about a transfer to Real Madrid. « Phew… Look, I don’t have an answer. I haven’t really thought about all that. I think the moment has passed. I am very focused and happy where I am. I have other things in mind. I’m not in the mood to deal with this. It’s not a bad thing, no.”assured Zubimendi in the show The Stringer.

Zubimendi untouchable, which midfielder to join the Real Madrid team?

Martin Zubimendi is under contract at Arsenal until June 2030. Which means that Real Madrid will have a hard time finding common ground with the Gunners on the compensation for such a transfer. Especially since he is considered a key piece of his coach’s system Mikel Arteta has Arsenal. As for the summer transfer window, it could well be that the Real Madrid is forced to look elsewhere in the midfield. Lately, the Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez revealed that he could see himself living in Madrid, earning him a sporting sanction among the Blues. There is also talk in the press of an interest in Ballon d’or 2024 Rodri or the player Crystal Palace Adam Wharton.