Martmendi claims his future is still open despite a strong relationship with Arsenal.
Arsenal have been working on an agreement for the Real Sociedad midfielder and the Spanish National Team for several months. According to ESPN, the deal is imminent, pending the results of the medical examination.
However, Zubimendi insisted that he did not know how the summer transfer market would run. Arsenal, Real Madrid, and Liverpool - who were rejected by the 26-year-old last summer - were all options, while staying at Sociedad was also an option.
"Of course there is a choice, but it is true that it looks like this summer will be different and long."
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"I don't know how this will end," Zubimendi told Radio Nacional of the Spain National Team training camp.
"Right now, thinking about it is not my priority. I am here with the national team, which is already quite demanding. If I have to say something, then I will say it again," he said.
Last week, Zubimendi posted a photo on his personal Instagram account showing himself on a beach in San Sebastian, following reports that he was in Great Britain for Arsenal's medical tests.
"That's an example of what's happening in the world of football. Sometimes I wake up and read things I don't know I've done. That's an example."
"It is true that I did not take it too seriously. However, with the photos, I want to emphasize that it is not the reality that happened," said Zubimendi.
Meanwhile, Zubimendi, who has spent his entire career at Sociedad, has categorized his move to Real Madrid as another speculation because he does idolize Xabi Alonso.
As is known, Real Madrid recruited Xabi Alonso from Bayer Leverkusen after Carlo Ancelotti's departure from Brazil's National Team.
"I've always said that he (Alonso) was my idol. For me, it was luck that he was able to coach me on the reserve team in a very important year."
"However, I don't like talking about these hypotheses, I like talking about the present."
"I think it would be disrespectful to answer a question (about the move to Real Madrid) when I was in the national team and faced a very important tournament," said Zubimendi.
Spain will face France in the UEFA Nations League semifinals on Friday, June 6, 2025, early morning WIB.
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