Sources: Recent manager change impacts Arsenal transfer saga

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But that doesn’t all add up to Zubimendi definitely looking for a move now. As we saw just last night, he could also have a role as a makeshift right-back this season. The full-back position is one that’s changed a lot in the modern game, with Mikel Arteta often favouring players who have qualities most associated with centre-backs or midfielders in that position, so there’s no reason that Zubimendi can’t do a bit of a Matheus Nunes and reinvent himself in that role.