Contract until 2027
A transfer for the defensive midfield at FC Bayern failed in the summer, but the search for a six-man at Säbener Straße is still in full swing. A report from the “Sports picture“According to sports director Christoph Freund, he is currently intensively exploring the market and the Munich team has focused on Martín Zubimendi from Real Sociedad San Sebastián as a candidate for a winter transfer.
The LaLiga club’s homegrown player was already traded last summer to FC Barcelona, Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund, among others. In September, Spanish national coach Luis de la Fuente called him back to “La Furia Roja’s” European Championship qualifying squad for the first time since 2021.
In 2020, the 1.81 meter tall right-footer made the jump to the professionals at his training club, and since then he has 159 competitive games in his record, in which he scored five goals and seven assists. Zubimendi is at table 7th. of the Spanish upper house, has played all twelve league games to date and has gone the full distance in all three Champions League games. The professional also has international experience from 18 Europa League appearances.
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Zubimendi was recently able to increase his market value to 40 million euros and his contract with Real Sociedad runs until 2027. Whether the club-loyal professional would be open to a move to the Bundesliga and whether his club would let him move for a reasonable sum during the season remains to be seen questionable.
In the search for the much-quoted “Holding Six”, a transfer from Fulham’s João Palhinha to Säbener Straße fell through in the summer. Although a move for the Portuguese to Munich is still said to be an issue despite his contract extension in London, personnel such as Manchester City’s Kalvin Phillips and Scott McTominay from Manchester United have also been traded to the Bundesliga club in recent weeks. Thomas Tuchel currently has two regular “sixes” with national player Joshua Kimmich and home-grown Aleksandar Pavlovic.
About the now controversial national player Kimmich, whom Tuchel would reportedly prefer to see in his former position on the right side of defense, the coach said on Tuesday in the run-up to the Champions League duel with Galatasaray (Wednesday, 9 p.m.): “Jo is a Absolute regular player and a fixture in our team. In my plans he will play tomorrow. This is a fundamental issue. Josh will play and show his qualities.”
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