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Martin Zubimendi looked as though he would be heading to Liverpool this time a year ago, but as it turns out, he will almost certainly be lining up for one of the Reds' biggest title rivals next season.

Arne Slot made Zubimendi his principal target during his first summer at the club, earmarking the Spanish midfielder for the holding midfield role in the Reds' team.

The 26-year-old ultimately turned his back on the Reds, opting to stay with Sociedad as he did not want to leave his boyhood club high and dry in a summer that also saw Mikel Merino and Robin Le Normand depart the Basque club.

Explaining his decision to snub Liverpool months later, Zubimendi said: "They were uncomfortable moments for me, because, as is normal, people talk a lot.

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Hughes believed he had been given an unequivocal agreement from Zubimendi that he would be joining the Reds this summer, and Hughes' reported response summed up how confident he was the deal would be done.

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Zubimendi may have turned down a move to the Premier League a year ago, but this summer he is on the brink of joining Arsenal after the Gunners agreed to pay the £51 million ($70 million) release clause in the midfielder's contract.

Meanwhile, Brentford midfielder Christian Norgaard is also closing in on a move to Arsenal
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