Liverpool transfer: Ornstein raises new Zubimendi signing 'opportunity' amid £75m Van Dijk comparison
The Sporting activities’s David Ornstein has commented on whether Liverpool can render another exertion to indications and manifestation Real Sociedad and Spain celebrity Martin Zubimendi.
The 2024 summer season transfer dwelling window was frustrating for Liverpool as they missed out on apex target Zubimendi.
The Reds made it their top priority to indications and manifestation a modern No. 6 and Zubimendi was tagged as their favored target after he impressed for Real Sociedad and Spain last period.
Mishmash were originally contemplated his the majority of feasible next off destination, yet they negative to indications and manifestation Mikel Merino as a cheaper holistic.
This gave Liverpool a emission run at wrapping up Zubimendi. They were willing to activate his £51m unshackle clause to indications and manifestation him and it was reported that he was in favour of the transfer, yet he shouldered out a significant last-min U-revolve as he negative to stick via his boyhood nightclub for one component.
Liverpool opted against wrapping up an holistic. Instead, they spent around £12.5m to indications and manifestation Federico Chiesa from Juventus and agreed on a offer to indications and manifestation Valencia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, that will indications and manifestation upwards via the nightclub in 2025.
Without Zubimendi, head expert Arne Slot has made filch advantage of of Ryan Gravenberch in the No.6 job and the Netherlands international has been mouth watering in current arcades.
Yet, Ornstein has commented on Liverpool’s opportunities of snagging another filter at the Zubimendi offer as they did via Virgil van Dijk as instantaneously as they authorized him from Southampton for £75m in 2018.
“They targeted Martin Zubimendi and obtained much in the offer, yet inevitably he negative to remain at Real Sociedad,” Ornstein said on The Sporting activities FC podcast.
“Yet zero panic, worn’t openly knee-gruel guy to an holistic that can not be instead right for you. Perhaps, go via your interior, existing arsenals till the right tactic arises.”
He encompassed: “Perhaps that will be Zubimendi in the future in the way that Virgil van Dijk was after they missed out on him as instantaneously as he was at Southampton one summer season and after that they authorized him in January or maybe it’ll be a guy else only, or zero one at unanimously as Ryan Gravenberch swipes to the job via aplomb. Let’s browse through.”
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Transfer wizard Fabrizio Romano has prized Liverpool for wrapping up Mamardashvili, as he will be a “superb replacement” for Alisson.
“Liverpool have authorized a super gamer via the ensnare of Georgian international Giorgi Mamardashvili,” Romano said.
“I assume it’s instead an underrated transfer granted that he will be a super paramount gamer for the nightclub in the future. Of training course, Liverpool have Alisson, that has been a wizard goalkeeper for the nightclub, and this is a wrapping up from Liverpool via one eye on the future.
“Giorgi Mamardashvili will be a superb replacement as instantaneously as the time is right. In my opinion, Giorgi Mamardashvili is worth a significant amount added than the €30.00m + add-ons that Liverpool are filching part in orchestrate the gamer. He is a gamer that will be worth twin that charge in the future.”
