Arne Slot has hinted how he would have used Martin Zubimendi and Ryan Gravenberch had he signed the Spain international in the summer.

Slot has had his say on the Reds' chances of signing Zubimendi in the January window, amid claims the midfielder now massively regrets his decision to reject a summer move

Arne Slot insists Liverpool have “moved on” from Martin Zubimendi, but claimed there would have been room in his squad for both him and Ryan Gravenberch. There were whispers earlier in the week of a renewed bid for Zubimendi in January, with a claim via a parody Twitter account gaining traction over the Real Sociedad midfielder’s ‘regret’.

Real Sociedad star Martin Zubimendi will not by targeted again by Liverpool in the January transfer window.La Real stood their ground in the battle to retain their midfield star over the summer as

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has played down talk of a future move for Martin Zubimendi after the Real Sociedad star opted against joining them in the summer transfer window

Arne Slot has issued a brutal response to Martin Zubimendi’s Liverpool U-turn, after the midfielder rejected the chance to join the club this summer. Liverpool had reportedly triggered Zubimendi’s £52million release clause, with a move to Anfield looking likely for the Real Sociedad man.

Liverpool boss Arne Slot admits he would've liked to have had Martin Zubimendi part of his squad this season. Liverpool had an offer of €60m accepted by Real Sociedad, but Zubimendi turned down the move to Merseyside. Slot concedes he'd have been happy to have had the Spain midfielder in his squad.

Liverpool’s Midfield Dynamics Under Arne Slot and the Ongoing Martin Zubimendi SagaLiverpool’s midfield transformation under new head coach Arne Slot has quickly become a key narrative this

This came via an ‘exclusive’ from Twitter parody account @indykaila and later picked up by Spanish outlet Estadio Deportivo. The report cited “English media” as their source – in other words, the aforementioned tweet – but was then regurgitated by the likes of the Liverpool Echo, the Mail, the Mirror and talkSPORT.

Martin Zubimendi was a player Liverpool were desperate to sign in the summer, and he is likely to still be on their radar even after his high profile snub

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