Barcelona Summit for Zubimendi!
The FC Barcelona continues to await its salary cap for the upcoming season and, above all, to find out if it can operate under the one-to-one rule during the summer. Meanwhile, the sports management and coaching staff have a clear roadmap. In the defensive midfield, one of Xavi Hernández’s big desires is Martín Zubimendi. Deco has already taken action to assess the situation of the Real Sociedad midfielder. According to journalist Carlos Monfort from Jijantes, a meeting took place in Barcelona on Monday between the Barça sporting director and Zubimendi’s representative, Iñaki Ibáñez. It is worth noting that the price of the ‘txuri urdin’ player is 60 million euros, the amount set by his release clause. Real Sociedad sticks to that amount for all teams vying to secure Martín’s services. The club is not in a rush to sell, so anyone interested in the player must pay up. Zubimendi has been a desire of Xavi Hernández’s for a couple of summers now. The Terrassa coach believes that the Basque player fits the profile of the positional pivot he wants to fill the void left by Sergio Busquets. Additionally, the option of Joshua Kimmich is also on the table. Both options depend to a very high percentage on whether Barça can return to the one-to-one rule. And that won’t happen unless there is at least one significant sale in the Blaugrana squad beforehand. At present, making an investment of over 50 million euros is inaccessible for the club. However, this doesn’t stop the sports management from laying the groundwork in case they can sign a high-profile midfielder at some point in the coming months.
