Zubimendi was on Real’s radar last summer (Picture: Getty Images)Arsenal star Martin Zubimendi has dismissed suggestions he would have been ‘the missing piece of the puzzle’ at Real Madrid. Zubimendi turned in another influential performance as Arsenal booked their place in the Carabao Cup final on Tuesday night with a 4-2 aggregate win over Chelsea. Reports in Spain suggested Zubimendi would have considered the move but ultimately, Real left it too late with Arsenal finalising a deal to bring him to the Emirates. Alonso wanted Zubimendi at Real (Picture: PA Wire)Get your football fix Don't want to miss the week's biggest football stories? More Trending‘[There are] very important months are coming up, we’ve taken the first step, but then we have to win it,’ Zubimendi said.

Source: Metro February 04, 2026 14:05 UTC