Andrea Berta wanted Arsenal to sign different No.6 instead of Martin Zubimendi | Football
Arsenal sports director Andrea Berta wanted to sign another 6 instead of Martin Zubimenddi in the summer window, according to reports.
The Gunners splashed 60 million pounds sterling to recruit Zubimenddi from the Spanish club Real Sociedad in July – but things could have taken place very differently.
According to The Athletic, the framework of the Arsenal Agreement for the defensive midfielder was agreed before Berta began his role last year.
The point of sale adds that if Berta had “been in situ earlier”, there were “other candidates” for the role no. 6 that the director of the Arsenal sportsman favored.
We do not know exactly what alternative n ° 6 Berta would have liked to sign – but Arsenal was linked to a certain number of defensive fields before the announcement of the transfer of Zubimenddi.
Several points of sale said that Pablo Barrios of Atletico Madrid was a potential option for the Gunners instead of Zubimenddi.
Lucien Agoume de Seville would also have been on the list of Arsenal candidates.
Arsenal would also be among the clubs interested in Deal for Adam Wharton of Crystal Palace – which can work in role n ° 6.
Zubimenddi started the three Arsenal Premier League games so far this season, helping the club beat Manchester United and Leeds United before Sunday’s defeat against Liverpool.
Former arsenal star concerned by Zubimendi
The former Arsenal midfielder Stewart Robson fears that his former club has paid too much for Zubimenddi – and fears that the 26 player will not have the range of passage to help break the stubborn defenses.
“It is not dynamic,” said Robson to ESPN. “He plays the role of participation and he will keep the ball very well, but I made comments on the Liga and I will have a little joke on the number of times he will transmit it.
“He almost never transmits it – there are no penetrating passes or goals, he continues to sink.
“There are a lot of players who can do it, and you pay a lot of money for a player who can just get things done.”
“Arteta stole Zubimenddi in Liverpool!”
Jamie Carragher accused the director of Arsenal, Mikel Arteta, of having saboting the Liverpool transfer agreement for Zubimenddi last month.
“I am now convinced that Mikel Arteta has definitely stole him from Liverpool,” said Carragher on the Podcast Stick to Football. “He had agreed to come to Liverpool.
“He said he came – and at the last minute, he said:” I don’t want to come, I will have another year (at Sociedad) ” – Mikel Arteta from the Basque region … There is no doubt that he was in him and said:” We sign (Mikel) Merino this season, we will come for you next season “