Liverpool Plot £78m Rodrygo Hijack to Avenge Arsenal Snub

Arsenal Liverpool plot £78m Arsenal transfer revenge with another major statement signing Arsenal were linked with a move to sign Rodrygo in the summer transfer window footballlondon Bookmark Share Comments Arsenal By Lee Wilmot Head of Football 18:00, 23 JUL 2025 Bookmark Rodrygo celebrates during a Real Madrid game (Image: Getty Images Europe) Sign up to the free Arsenal newsletter so you don't miss the latest Gunners news, straight to your inbox More Newsletters Subscribe Please enter a valid email Something went wrong, please try again later. More Newsletters We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show me See Our Privacy Notice See Our Privacy Notice × Group 28 Sign up to the free Arsenal newsletter so you don't miss the latest Gunners news, straight to your inbox Invalid email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign Up No thanks, close We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info × Group 28 Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show Me No thanks, close See our Privacy Notice Arsenal got one over on Liverpool when they completed the signing of Martin Zubimendi earlier this month. The Gunners had been tracking the midfielder for some time, but last summer it looked as if Liverpool had hijacked the move and won the race to sign the then 25-year-old from Real Sociedad. Zubimendi was reportedly pictured in a Liverpool shirt and was about to sign for the Reds until pulling the plug on the deal at the 11th hour. Speaking about it he said: "It wasn't an easy time. I wanted to stay at La Real, but when offers come in, you start thinking about your options. The first question I had to answer was whether I wanted to leave – and it wasn't the right time. "I felt La Real offered me more opportunities and that I still had a lot to learn, so staying was the best decision." Zubimendi spent another season with Sociedad before Arsenal came back once again and this time it was Mikel Arteta who managed to get the deal done, with the midfielder signing in a £51million deal . Liverpool tried and failed to hijack a big Arsenal transfer last summer and one year on it is Arsenal who won the race to sign a coveted transfer target. But the Reds may yet have the last laugh. This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more Sky Sports deal Sky Sports discounted Premier League and EFL package Sky has slashed the price of its Essential TV and Sky Sports bundle ahead of the 2025/26 season, saving members £192 and offering more than 1,400 live matches across the Premier League, EFL and more. Sky will show at least 215 live Premier League games next season, an increase of up to 100 more. £35 Sky Get Sky Sports here According to reports, Liverpool have turned their attentions to a player who looked like he was set for Arsenal - Real Madrid ace Rodrygo. The Brazilian has been heavily linked with the Gunners this summer, as he looks surplus to requirements at the Santiago Bernabeu under new boss Xabi Alonso. According to FootMercato , Liverpool have opened talks with Rodrygo's representatives over a move to Anfield and look to now be in pole position to secure a £78million deal. Rodrygo was seen as the dream winger signing for Arsenal, although sporting director Andrea Berta did complete a deal to sign Noni Madueke from Chelsea last week. Story Saved You can find this story in My Bookmarks. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Follow Football London Facebook X (Twitter) Comment More On Rodrygo Arsenal Arsenal transfer news Liverpool

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Arsenal got one over on Liverpool when they completed the signing of Martin Zubimendi earlier this month.

The Gunners had been tracking the midfielder for some time, but last summer it looked as if Liverpool had hijacked the move and won the race to sign the then 25-year-old from Real Sociedad.

Zubimendi was reportedly pictured in a Liverpool shirt and was about to sign for the Reds until pulling the plug on the deal at the 11th hour.

Speaking about it he said: "It wasn't an easy time. I wanted to stay at La Real, but when offers come in, you start thinking about your options. The first question I had to answer was whether I wanted to leave – and it wasn't the right time.

"I felt La Real offered me more opportunities and that I still had a lot to learn, so staying was the best decision."

Zubimendi spent another season with Sociedad before Arsenal came back once again and this time it was Mikel Arteta who managed to get the deal done, with the midfielder signing in a £51million deal .

Liverpool tried and failed to hijack a big Arsenal transfer last summer and one year on it is Arsenal who won the race to sign a coveted transfer target.

But the Reds may yet have the last laugh.

According to reports, Liverpool have turned their attentions to a player who looked like he was set for Arsenal - Real Madrid ace Rodrygo.

The Brazilian has been heavily linked with the Gunners this summer, as he looks surplus to requirements at the Santiago Bernabeu under new boss Xabi Alonso.

According to FootMercato , Liverpool have opened talks with Rodrygo's representatives over a move to Anfield and look to now be in pole position to secure a £78million deal.

Rodrygo was seen as the dream winger signing for Arsenal, although sporting director Andrea Berta did complete a deal to sign Noni Madueke from Chelsea last week.