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🚨 "I rejected Liverpool for Arsenal - here's what happened"

He's broken his silence on *that* big decision...

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Mark Brus
Oct 11, 2025
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Martin Zubimendi made a big call in summer 2024 when he decided to turn down Liverpool and stay at Real Sociedad. A year later he became an Arsenal player instead.

There’s been talk that Mikel Arteta persuaded Zubimendi to reject Liverpool and wait for one more year before joining the Gunners, but what *really* happened in this saga?

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