In this year's UEFA Europa League, Real Sociedad contributed five players to the Spanish national team's lineup, becoming the backbone of the team's "Legionnaires of the Matadors". Among them, the midfielders Miquelma Slave and Subi Wendi are particularly outstanding, the former in the transfer market is hot, the latter is expected to join the English Premier League powerhouse Arsenal at a price of 60 million euros.
According to Spanish media outlet Marca, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are both eyeing up Mikiel Maaslave. The 27-year-old star player has only signed a one-year contract with Real Sociedad and has no intention of renewing it, which has caused anxiety among the team's management. Despite a bid of 60 million euros (about HK$500 million), Miquelma is still planning to leave the team for 25 million euros (about HK$210 million) this summer to avoid becoming a free agent next summer, which would leave the team empty-handed.
Meanwhile, 25-year-old Subiwendi has also caught the attention of Arsenal. It is reported that the Arsenal is willing to pay a transfer fee of 60 million euros for the midfielder, which is not a huge amount of money for them. Recently, Subiwendi said in an interview that he would not rule out the possibility of a transfer: "Now I'm going to do my best to prepare for the UEFA Nations League, and as long as the team achieves good results, my personal performance will also be improved." It is worth mentioning that both Mikielma Slave and Subivendi performed well in the Europa League group stage against Croatia, and they are expected to face Italy and Albania in the next two group stage matches.
