Real Sociedad chief speaks out on future of Liverpool & Man City-linked Zubimendi | OneFootball

Real Sociedad director Roberto Olabe has on Monday provided a fresh insight into the future of midfielder Martín Zubimendi.

The name of Spanish international Zubimendi has of course long proven a prominent one in the headlines in Spain and England alike.

As much comes after the 25-year-old, first, was identified as a leading summer transfer target on the part of Premier League giants Liverpool.

After Zubimendi ultimately made the call to turn a move to Anfield down, Manchester City were then credited with a serious interest in his services, too.

Such widespread admiration of the talents boasted by the Sociedad star comes amid the widespread consensus that Zubimendi has long been one of the standout midfield performers in La Liga.

Speaking during an exchange with the media on Monday, it therefore came as little surprise when the subject of the future of La Real’s engine room star was put to club director Roberto Olabe.

And, in his response, Olabe made use of the opportunity to quell any and all fears surrounding a potential January exit:

“Zubimendi has a release clause, yes… but it’s always up to the player to decide and he’s been showing how committed he is to our project. So far, we’ve seen how he has behaved and I don’t predict any ‘scares’ in January for Zubimendi to leave”.

Conor Laird – GSFN