£51M midfielder opens up on offer from Liverpool to make Anfield move

Real Sociedad and Spanish midfielder Martin Zubimendi says it “wasn’t that hard of a decision” to turn down LIVERPOOL and stay at his current club when the Premier League leaders came calling in the summer.

Zubimendi was all over the transfer headlines during the summer window as Liverpool and Arsenal were just two clubs that were very interested in bringing the £51 million rated star to the Premier League.

However – a move never happened and now Zubimendi has explained why he pulled out of a move to Liverpool in the summer in favour of staying with Real Sociedad – admitting the interest caught him by surprise, says the Sunday Mirror.

“I went on vacation, and it caught me by surprise,” the Spain international told El Diario Vasco.

“It wasn’t something I had planned. I reacted when the situation arose. It was an uncomfortable time for me but I weighed the pros and cons and concluded that the best option was to stay.

“I don’t believe in ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ opportunities. If you’re good and want to achieve something, it will come to you. There’s no need to rush.

“I looked at my personal progression, who I am, and the club’s project. I stayed because I knew this season would be important for me in the team, and I still had steps to take.

‘It wasn’t that hard of a decision. There were many reasons for my decision, but I was selfish and thought about what was best for me – and that was staying.”

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Zubimendi probably made the right decision to stay where he is as this current Liverpool side is playing some brilliant football and he could have struggled to make any sort of impact in the side.

We are not expecting LIVERPOOL to make a move for the player in the January window, but there could be an offer from struggling Man City

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