From Anfield Hero to Gunners’ Hope…
Richard Hughes might be pulling clumps of hair like a cartoon villain right now with Martin Zubimendi breaking hearts at Liverpool and waltzing into the loving arms of Arsenal. Last summer, the Real Sociedad midfielder played the transfer tango, teasing an Anfield move before vamoosing faster than a winger with jet-boots. Poor Hughes probably thought he had Zubimendi on an Anfield Express, only to end up with a ticket to Bleakville when the Spaniard decided to snuggle down in sunny Spain!
Liverpool fans thought they had the golden goose of midfield dynamite all wrapped up. But, just as Reds were switching shirts with his name on, Zubimendi pulled another Houdini act, popping out of the transfer hat into Arsenal’s big, loving North London embrace. Meanwhile, the spirit of Ryan Gravenberch is dancing through Anfield, making Kopites forget their Zubimendi blues — but Hughes still might need some aspirin and a lie down!
Enter the oracle of transfers, Fabrizio Romano, whispering sweet secrets that Zubimendi is ready for a long-term love affair with the Gunners. Arsenal fans are jingling $68 million golden coins in celebration, ready to activate his release clause — all while the Liverpool camp watches with peeking eyes and a strong brew of “what could have been” tea.
