Martín Zubimendi was one of FC Barcelona’s main objectives after losing Sergio Busquets in 2023.
However, over time, interest in the Real Sociedad star has waned, especially after Hansi Flick unearthed Marc Bernal and Marc Casado this season.
Meanwhile, Zubimendi, who has gone from strength to strength at the Basque club, is now attracting interest from several other big clubs across Europe.
Barcelona is still interested
However, according to Sky Germany’s Florian Plettenberg, Barcelona are still monitoring Martín Zubimendi’s situation at Real Sociedad.
This development comes amid Arsenal’s strong push to sign the Spain international in the summer of 2025. However, the Gunners are not the only club eyeing the midfielder, with Liverpool also keeping an eye on him.
Furthermore, Barcelona’s arch-rivals Real Madrid are also admirers of the 25-year-old midfielder, while Bayern Munich are also following him.
Barça could enter the market for a new midfielder in the summer, especially since Frenkie de Jong’s future is far from certain.
Joshua Kimmich, whose contract with Bayern expires at the end of the season, had been considered a target, but latest reports suggest that the blaugrana They have abandoned the race for the German.
Zubimendi could therefore be an option, although Barcelona would have to shell out a transfer fee of €60 million (the amount of his release clause) to sign him, given that Real Sociedad are not interested in negotiating a further fee. low.
There is nothing concrete at the moment, it is only said that Barcelona is monitoring his situation.
If anything, it is Arsenal who are pushing hard to sign Zubimendi this summer, but with the player on the radar of so many top clubs, it will be interesting to see where he ends up.