{"id":621376,"date":"2023-01-23T08:55:43","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T13:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=621376"},"modified":"2023-01-23T08:55:43","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T13:55:43","slug":"arsenal-ivan-fresneda-to-make-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/23\/arsenal-ivan-fresneda-to-make-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Fantastic\u2019 Arsenal  and Borussia Dortmund Target to Make Decision Regarding Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal are hoping to sign highly-rated Real Vallodolid right-back Ivan Fresneda, with the player open to the potential move.<\/p>\n<p>However, David Ornstein has <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/4114681\/2023\/01\/23\/kane-spurs-contract-fresneda\/?source=emp_shared_article\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> that Borussia Dortmund are also in the race for the 18-year-old&#8217;s signature, stating that: &#8220;Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund have both agreed terms for the player, a fee of \u20ac15million ($16.2m; \u00a313.1m), with Fresneda to be loaned back to the Spanish side for the rest of this season.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ornstein also revealed that the player will make his decision imminently, with both clubs desperate to acquire his services.<\/p>\n<h2>Ivan Fresneda Will Choose Between Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 @GuillerRai reports Ivan Fresneda set to make decision today on who to join from Real Valladolid, having agreed terms with Arsenal + Borussia Dortmund. Expected 18yo right-back will cost \u20ac15m &amp; return on loan for rest of season <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthleticFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TheAthleticFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BVB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#BVB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aSnuYBWwx6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/aSnuYBWwx6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/David_Ornstein\/status\/1617463478851190785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Why is Fresneda In-Demand?<\/h3>\n<p>In the modern era, the full-back has become an extremely important position on the football pitch. Gone are the days in which they simply served to support their winger, they now have a much larger responsibility to influence the outcome of a game.\u00a0 The Fresneda is a product of the new mould for wide defenders.<\/p>\n<p>The defender has great ball control and a natural ability to create chances in the final third, making him a dangerous asset for any side. However, and more importantly, the Spaniard is also an excellent one-on-one defender, which rounds out his game and at just eighteen years of age.<\/p>\n<p>You only have to look as far back as December 30 to see resounding proof of his abilities. Real Valladolid lost 2-0 at home to Real Madrid that day, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofascore.com\/real-valladolid-real-madrid\/EgbsGgb\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">performance<\/a> of Fresneda was very impressive. Playing against one of the best wingers in world football, Vinicius Junior, the Spaniard was dribbled past just once, winning ten out of 15 (66.7%) total ground duels, whilst also registering a key pass.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/22\/manchester-city-set-to-confirm-signing-of-argentine-talent\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Manchester City Set to Confirm Signing of \u2018Next Frenkie de Jong\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This led to the right back&#8217;s manager, Jose Rojo Martin, <a href=\"https:\/\/getfootballnewsspain.com\/pacheta-admits-highly-rated-spanish-defender-ivan-fresneda-will-leave-real-valladolid\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hailing<\/a> the young sensation as &#8220;fantastic&#8221;, and some of the biggest clubs across Europe appear to agree.<\/p>\n<h3>A Future Position Change for Takehiro Tomiyasu?<\/h3>\n<p><a id=\"H10aTwuzRetqvzkyy6eOdQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1458501683\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'H10aTwuzRetqvzkyy6eOdQ',sig:'1Mej6hdPdcD3unC4zx5qwnRNTrc5XJD4eiVa6MQJ88g=',w:'594px',h:'369px',items:'1458501683',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>If completed, this signing may indicate a potential future position change for Tomiyasu. The Japanese international was originally signed by the Gunners as a right-back but has since lost his place to the excellent Benjamin White.<\/p>\n<p>However, the 24-year-old can also play as a centre-back, and the arrival of Fresneda could see Tomiyasu eventually transition into that position on a more permanent basis as the Emirates, although he would still be behind William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes in the pecking order.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/22\/manchester-united-harry-kane-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United Target 281-Goal Premier League Striker<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Regardless of Arteta&#8217;s intentions, Fresneda has enormous potential and would be a great signing for this Arsenal side.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal are hoping to sign highly-rated Real Vallodolid right-back Ivan Fresneda, with the player open to the potential move. However, David Ornstein has reported that Borussia Dortmund are also in the race for the 18-year-old&#8217;s signature, stating that: &#8220;Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund have both agreed terms for the player, a fee of \u20ac15million ($16.2m; \u00a313.1m), [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4305,"featured_media":621389,"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":[3,8,8383,4,7188],"tags":[3190,9644,9692,142,6375],"class_list":["post-621376","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league","category-arsenal","category-borussia-dortmund","category-bundesliga","category-rumours","tag-arsenal-transfer-news","tag-borussia-dortmund-transfer-news","tag-ivan-fresneda","tag-la-liga","tag-real-valladolid"],"modified_by":"Alex Richards, LWOF Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621376","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\/4305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=621376"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621376\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/621389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=621376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=621376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=621376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}