By Ben Jacobs & Sean Walsh Liverpool have failed in their attempts to convince Martin Zubimendi to leave Real Sociedad this summer, ending a pursuit which heavily intensified over the last week. The Reds are set to head into the 2024/25 season as the only Premier League side yet to bring in a new player this window, though they had hoped Zubimendi was going to be the one to end that transfer drought. Alas, Zubimendi has given his word to his hometown club and will stay in northern Spain and could now sign a new contract. Here’s how Liverpool decided on a Zubimendi deal and the subsequent fallo…