Report: 'World-class' player regrets rejecting £51m Liverpool transfer and is determined to join Reds in 2025

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Liverpool endured a quiet summer transfer window in terms of arrivals as Arne Slot refrained from splashing the cash in his first year in charge of the club.

Federico Chiesa was their only summer signing as he joined the club from Juventus, although the Reds did agree a deal in principle with Valencia to bring Giorgi Mamardashvili to Anfield in 2025.

However, their biggest story of the summer was centered around Martin Zubimendi’s decision to reject Liverpool in favour of staying at Real Sociedad.

The Spaniard opted to remain at his boyhood club despite Liverpool’s willingness to trigger his £51m release clause, which came as a massive blow to Slot.

It’s been over a month since the saga was put to bed, but it now appears as if the Spanish international is having second thoughts about his future.

Martin Zubimendi regrets Liverpool snub and wants January transfer

According to Estadio Deportivo, Zubimendi has ‘back-tracked’ on his decision to remain at San Sebastian after their slow start to the season.

Sociedad have picked up just four points from six games and find themselves 16th in La Liga as most of their new signings have failed to hit the ground running after replacing key players like Mikel Merino and Robin Le Normand.

The report goes on to state that the Spaniard ‘regrets’ rejecting Liverpool and wants the Reds to launch a move to sign him in January.

Zubimendi has been described as a world-class player by Arsenal’s Kieran Tierney and with his contract set to run until 2027, it remains to be seen if gets a transfer in the coming months.

Liverpool could still sign Zubimendi

The Reds have shown over the years that they would be willing to play the long game to sign their top targets, as was the case with Virgil van Dijk in 2017.

Liverpool missed out on him in the summer as Southampton refused to budge on their valuation but snapped him up a few months later.

David Ornstein believes Liverpool are still interested in Zubimendi and with the Spaniard now keen on a move to the Premier League, the Reds could finally land Slot’s top target after the turn of the year.