Martín Zubimendi dismissed rumors linking him to a possible exit after playing with Spain in a victory in Prague.
“Es difícil venir a la Selección con tanta exigencia sin haber jugado tantos minutos, sin tener ese feeling dentro del campo. Han salido cosas que no son ciertas y quería aclararlas.” “Es verdad que no estoy teniendo minutos y no es la situación idónea, pero creo en poder darle la vuelta,” declaró Martín Zubimendi en zona mixta tras el triunfo por 0-2 en Praga.
The player has struggled for regular starts under his club manager, failing to start any Premier League matches and accumulating only 100 minutes total. Additional competition arrived when Bruno Guimarães joined the squad, while Myles Lewis-Skelly claimed the position during the final stretch of the previous campaign. Despite those hurdles, the midfielder intends to fight for his place rather than accept a transfer.
FC Barcelona faced a setback in its pursuit of João Félix as the forward nears a contract renewal with Al Nassr that will pay him an annual salary of 13.9 million dollars, according to Sports Illustrated. Meanwhile, Arsenal firmly rejected an approach from Barcelona for Piero Hincapié.
💥 Martín Zubimendi cierra las puertas al Atético de Madrid: "Han salido cosas que no eran ciertas y quería aclararlas. Estar tranquilo y trabajar" 📹 Jordi Gil pic.twitter.com/42c3dibgUI
Real Madrid forward Endrick appears on a four-man shortlist drawn up by Arsenal for the January window, as reported by Sports Illustrated. That group also includes Atlético de Madrid attacker Álex Baena and Bournemouth prospect Junior Kroupi.
In other league movements, SPORT indicated that left-back Alejandro Balde has decided to leave FC Barcelona due to a lack of playing time under Hansi Flick, logging only 124 minutes across five appearances this term, with AS Mónaco monitoring his availability.
Arsenal forward Viktor Gyökeres addressed speculation surrounding his future by reaffirming his commitment to the club. “¡Quiero quedarme! Me siento bien cuando juego. Hemos ganado la mayoría de los partidos y últimamente he tenido buenas actuaciones. La comunicación con Arteta es buena. A veces me afectan los rumores que dicen que quiero marcharme,” Gyökeres told Deportes TVC regarding his relationship with manager Mikel Arteta.
In addition, L’Équipe reported that Real Madrid maintains an active interest in Bayern Munich winger Michael Olise.
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