The sentence “Moving mountains” is not a Mikel -arteta that is easily used when it moved the sky and earth this summer Martin Zubimendi.
The Arsenal boss tried to reinvent the wheel to win the Premier League, but has found his solution closer to his home.
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Areta fought against freestyler, brought the atmosphere from Angeld to the training ground and took note of Ivan Toney’s tweets.
He even secretly put on pickpockets For a team meal Last summer it teaches its players to always be vigilant.
This is not a lesson in which Arteta Zubimendi has to teach, the couple was born in the same Spanish city, Donostia-San Sebastian.
They also started in the same youth club, Antiguoko, with their Basque country connection Arsenal giving a big boost.
It is assumed that the Gunners made an agreement to sign the Euro 2024 winner in January.
With a move of £ 51 million, Zubimendi Real Sociedad will leave the Emirates after 47 appearances have occurred this season.
It is a remarkable U-turn of the 26-year-old, who had the chance 12 months ago to move to the Premier League.
The Liverpool boss Arne Slot, the head of Liverpool in Spain’s Euro 2024 Triumph, was fresh from his leading role and was interested in making Zubimendi for his first registration of Angeld.
While a transfer initially appeared nearby, the Spanish international, Mikel Merino, refused to follow sociedad against England.
According to the Daily Mail, a charm offensive convinced the player convinced the player, which was managed by the now managed Real Sociedad Manager Imanol Alguacil in today’s Real Sociedad Manager.
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The couple had several meetings together to highlight Zubimendi’s quality of life in his youth team.
The midfielder is an enthusiastic hiker and was reminded of his idyllic life in the shadow of Ulia Mountain Range.
Zubimendi should also be warned of the likelihood of missing the Basque cuisine on which he grew up.
This is a concept with which Arteta is more than familiar.
“The food! We have the best food in the world. The best restaurants with a square meter, the most beautiful city,” he said in September 2023.
“It must be connected to it – what we eat, how we live. The quality of life in our city is incredible. I think it is related to our roots. The training, the passion for the game.
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Areta was not the only manager from the area in northern Spain up to talent Zubimendi, although the friend of childhood was also a big fan.
Before taking over Real Madrid, Alonso took the paths with Zubimendi while working in Sociedad in another role.
The 43-year-old previously spent three years as a coach of his B team and promoted his co-field player in the ranks.
“Martín is a player that all coaches would want,” Alonso told Guardian. “He is generous, he thinks more and more about his teammates than himself. He has the ability to generate games to make people around him better and always offer solutions; to improve the step.
“He understands what the next step is before the ball comes to him. He has the ability to organize the axis. I loved working with him.”
Madrid himself had a long -standing interest in signing Zubimendi, but Arsenal quickly defeated himself to beat Los Blancos outside the field and on the field this season.
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Zubimendi against Arsenal midfielder
Only league games, 2024/25
Zubimendi has a lower success rate than the current Arsenal trio, but sends a higher percentage forward
Zubimendi, 1,752 passes, 84.42% successful, 31.39% forward
Jorginho, 473 passes, 86.89% successful, 26.85% forward
Thomas Party, 1,840 passes, 88.64% successful, 26.85% forward
Declan Rice, 1,476 passes, 89.84% successful, 24.66% forward
Spain’s long -term successor to Sergio Busquets has long been identified as the missing piece of the puzzle.
In the half-time of the Euro 2024 final against England, he seamlessly campaigned for the Ballon D’Or winner of Manchester City.
With the game in Germany, Zubimendi deleted any idea that La Roja would be weakened without the 28-year-old.
His profile in the modern game is so scarce that he was the only signing Liverpool boss Arne Slot to improve his team immediately.
Significantly, the Dutch formed Ryan Gravenberch after Zubimendi’s rejection in his No. 6 instead of buying a safety option.
For Areta, who signed two former Sociedad midfielder during his term in Merino and Martin Odegaard, he came to the same conclusion that there is no alternative.
If the mountain doesn’t go to Mikel, Mikel has to go to the mountain …