the Spanish midfielder opted to remain at Ral soyad this season despite coming Incredibly Close to moving to Mery side this summer and has now broken his silence on the matter Martin zubbi Mendes has broken his silence on rejecting a move to Liverpool amid suggestions the Reds could reignite their interest in January the Spanish midfielder has spoken out for the first time since turning down a move to anfield this summer having opted to remain with Ray Al SOI dad for at least one more season despite leading Liverpool to believe he would be moving to Mery side nonetheless an slaugh and sporting director Richard Hughes eventually moved on from the 25-year-old and decided to stick with the current options at hand rather than find an alternative or come up with a plan B however varying reports have suggested that Liverpool could be prepared to launch a second swoop for the Spaniard once the January transfer window rolls around having come agonizingly close to securing his signature during initial talks last month but zubbi M's first word on the transfer Saga in a recent interview in Spain have all but confirmed what the Red's January plan should be after the Euro 2024 winner decided to break his silence on the matter speaking to Spanish Outlet marker the midfielder insisted he made the right decision saying real SOI dad for me is my life I think I have spent half my life there a lot of what I am is part of LEL it is my life from this alone it suggests that Liverpool would be fighting a losing battle should it reattempt to lure the Spaniard to Mery side in the new year it also suggests that zubie meni was never likely to leave the La Liga outfit in the summer despite what he may have told the Reds and with a player so deeply committed to his hometown club like zuie meni is D alosi dad it would be pointless for slot and Hughes to waste their time trying to convince the Spaniard to up sticks for Liverpool instead Liverpool should either move onto other targets such as Porto alen verella or Olympia of Santiago hezza or prepare to play the long game and go again next summer for mendi where it may stand more chance of signing the player depending on how L get on this season and whether they qualify for the Champions League something Liverpool can almost guarantee year- on-year for midfielder the Reds could have more pulling power in around 10 months time since rejecting the Reds this summer zubie meny has featured in all four of Ray Al SOI dads La Liga Fixtures this season starting the last three after coming off the bench in the opening weekend defeat to Ray valano in which he scored [Music]