{"id":614342,"date":"2022-06-27T11:13:32","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T15:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=614342"},"modified":"2022-06-27T11:14:05","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T15:14:05","slug":"arsenal-increase-offer-for-lisandro-martinez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/27\/arsenal-increase-offer-for-lisandro-martinez\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal Step up Pursuit for \u2018Butcher\u2019 of a Defender Also Targeted by Manchester United"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The race to win the signature of Ajax defender Lisandro Martinez has taken another twist with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeVerweij\/status\/1541399291675262977\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mike Verwij<\/a> of De Telegraaf reporting that <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/27\/william-saliba-arsenal-contract\/\" target=\"_self\">Arsenal<\/a> have submitted a new offer of \u00a335 million for the Argentina international, which is an increase on their original offer of \u00a322 million. Despite the increase in offer, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/23\/ajax-e50-million-arsenal-lisandro-martinez\/\" target=\"_self\">Ajax<\/a> does not want to lose their star defender but will find the bid hard to turn down.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"nl\" dir=\"ltr\">NIEUWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Arsenal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Arsenal<\/a> verhoogt bod op Lisandro <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Martinez?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Martinez<\/a> tot 40 miljoen euro, inclusief bonussen. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ajax?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Ajax<\/a> wil minimaal 50 miljoen euro vast. \ud83d\udcb0 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dvH5qaFYaU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/dvH5qaFYaU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mike Verweij (@MikeVerweij) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeVerweij\/status\/1541399291675262977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 27, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Lisandro Martinez: Arsenal Increase Offer for Butcher of Amsterdam<\/h2>\n<h3>Martinez to Bolster Arsenal<\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/27\/william-saliba-arsenal-contract\/\" target=\"_self\">Arsenal<\/a> had an opening bid of \u00a322 million rejected by Ajax, but their determination to sign Martinez has been made clear, with them returning with an increased offer of \u00a335 million. The Dutch champions are keen to keep hold of the <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2019<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/manchester-united-transfer-target-lisandro-martinez-nicknamed-the-butcher-of-amsterdam\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Butcher of Amsterdam<\/a>\u2019<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, but with the Gunners determined to bolster their defence, it will be hard for Ajax to keep him in the Netherlands.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/27\/manchester-united-frenkie-de-jong-transfer-saga\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a> are also thought to be keen on the Argentine defender. But with their pursuit of Frenkie de Jong still ongoing, Arsenal have seemingly stolen a march on their Premier League rivals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/25\/raphinha-arsenal-leeds-united\/\" target=\"_self\">Arsenal Continue Their Pursuit of Leeds United Winger<\/a><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheEuropeanLad\/status\/1541399633699676161?t=xSK7KnyHXQ2vsNqrnn7zPg&#038;s=19<\/p>\n<p>Martinez would offer an upgrade on an inconsistent Arsenal defence, which appeared fragile at crucial points last season. He would bring versatility to the Red side of London, and much-needed strength in depth. He is predominantly a central defender but is also comfortable at left-back. He has been an integral part of the Dutch giants\u2019 success, winning two Eredivisie titles and one Dutch Cup winners medal in his three seasons at the Johan Cruyff Arena.<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners would benefit hugely by bringing in a player like the Argentine with a winning mentality. The \u2018Butcher of Amsterdam\u2019 is not a nickname just handed out. Martinez has earned it with his performances on the pitch. He loves to impose himself on the opposition but is equally adept at bringing the ball out of defence which will suit Mikael Arteta and provide an immediate upgrade to the Arsenal defence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/18\/every-premier-league-transfer-completed-in-summer-2022\/\" target=\"_self\">Every Premier League Transfer Completed in Summer 2022<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The race to win the signature of Ajax defender Lisandro Martinez has taken another twist with Mike Verwij of De Telegraaf reporting that Arsenal have submitted a new offer of \u00a335 million for the Argentina international, which is an increase on their original offer of \u00a322 million. Despite the increase in offer, Ajax does not [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4106,"featured_media":614344,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8,8426,8425,2,30,3,7188],"tags":[3190,9239],"class_list":["post-614342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arsenal","category-ajax","category-eredivisie","category-featured","category-news","category-premier-league","category-rumours","tag-arsenal-transfer-news","tag-lisandro-martinez"],"modified_by":"Dale Ventham, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/614342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=614342"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/614342\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/614344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=614342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=614342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=614342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}