{"id":618962,"date":"2022-11-02T11:49:50","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T15:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=618962"},"modified":"2022-11-02T11:49:50","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T15:49:50","slug":"alejandro-grimaldo-arsenal-juventus-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/11\/02\/alejandro-grimaldo-arsenal-juventus-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"Fabrizio Romano Gives Update on Ex-Barcelona Product That Arsenal Turned Down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/10\/22\/arsenal-revive-memories-defensive-mastery\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arsenal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> were reportedly offered the chance to sign Benfica left-back Alejandro Grimaldo in the summer transfer window, confirms<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/caughtoffside.substack.com\/p\/the-daily-briefing-arsenal-offered?autoPlay=true\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fabrizio Romano<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The Gunners however opted to instead go for the signing of<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/19\/arsenal-final-details-oleksandr-zinchenko\/\" target=\"_self\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oleksander Zinchenko from Manchester City<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to fix their issues in that position.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Ex-Arsenal Target Alejandro Grimaldo Attracting Transfer Interest<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 EXCLUSIVE \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal were offered the chance to sign Alejandro Grimaldo in the summer but had another priority \ud83d\udd34<\/p>\n<p>Now another top club has sent scouts to keep an eye on him \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n<p>Full story \ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CaughtOffside (@caughtoffside) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caughtoffside\/status\/1587731556055109633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 2, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Arsenal Opted to Sign Zinchenko Over Grimaldo<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When Mikel Arteta&#8217;s side was seeking a new left-back to solve their problems, with Kieran Tierney struggling with injuries and the on-loan Nuno Tavares perhaps not yet ready for the Premier League, they were offered the chance to sign the Spanish full-back.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Read More<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/10\/22\/gabriel-magalhaes-new-arsenal-contract\/\" target=\"_self\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gabriel Magalhaes Signs New Arsenal Contract<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, Romano claims that they instead went on to focus<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/20\/oleksandr-zinchenko-arsenal-pep-guardiola\/\" target=\"_self\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on the signing of Zinchenko<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who they had deemed a priority target for the summer. The 27-year-old Grimaldo has gone on to have a pretty solid season following his move to Benfica. He has 3 goal contributions in 5 Champions League games, including one in the 4-3 win over Juventus, which helped his side secure a place in the knockout stages over the Serie A giants.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Grimaldo Attracting Attention From Top European Sides<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Romano adds that after his impressive start to the season, the Spanish full-back is now attracting a lot of attention from major <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/soccer\/manchestercity\/transfer-rumours\/report-manchester-city-will-be-in-a-transfer-battle-for-alex-grimaldo\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">European clubs<\/a>. He is considered a &#8216;big opportunity&#8217; in the transfer market due to his contract with Benfica expiring next summer, after which he will become a free agent unless the two parties are able to agree on a contract extension.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That is why the former-Barcelona man might be available for a relatively cheap fee in the January transfer window. Juventus, the side who felt the wrath of his power in the Champions League group stages, have also sent their scouts to follow his development over the last few months according to Romano. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2022\/10\/28\/newcastle-now-want-champions-league-star-who-has-same-agent-as-howe\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Newcastle United<\/a> are another club that have been linked to the Spaniard in recent months.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Read More<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/10\/08\/arsenal-could-sign-midfielder-in-january\/\" target=\"_self\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arsenal Could Sign New Midfielder in January Transfer Window<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, Romano confirms that no club has yet started negotiations with the left-back&#8217;s representatives over a possible move. The Spaniard is a product of Barcelona&#8217;s famous La Masia academy and made over 90 appearances for their B side. Grimaldo has made 269 appearances for Benfica so far, scoring 21 goals and providing 54 assists.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"pt\" dir=\"ltr\">Oitavos de final!!!! \ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffc <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampionsLeague?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ChampionsLeague<\/a> \ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffc <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SLBenfica?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@SLBenfica<\/a> \ud83e\udd85 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SLBJUV?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SLBJUV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UCL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#UCL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EuAmoOBenfica?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#EuAmoOBenfica<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l3QZJOAsOw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/l3QZJOAsOw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alejandro Grimaldo (@grimaldo35) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/grimaldo35\/status\/1585048656667119616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal were reportedly offered the chance to sign Benfica left-back Alejandro Grimaldo in the summer transfer window, confirms Fabrizio Romano. The Gunners however opted to instead go for the signing of Oleksander Zinchenko from Manchester City to fix their issues in that position. Ex-Arsenal Target Alejandro Grimaldo Attracting Transfer Interest \ud83d\udea8 EXCLUSIVE \ud83d\udea8 Arsenal were [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4218,"featured_media":618976,"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":[3,8,1362,7188],"tags":[9497,1745],"class_list":["post-618962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league","category-arsenal","category-juventus","category-rumours","tag-alejandro-grimaldo","tag-arsenal-news"],"modified_by":"Alex Morley, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618962","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\/4218"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=618962"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618962\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/618976"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=618962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=618962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=618962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}