{"id":621461,"date":"2023-01-25T06:16:43","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T11:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=621461"},"modified":"2023-01-25T06:16:43","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T11:16:43","slug":"arsenal-key-decision-ivan-fresneda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/25\/arsenal-key-decision-ivan-fresneda\/","title":{"rendered":"Fabrizio Romano &#8211; Arsenal Must Act Fast to Beat Borussia Dortmund to Spanish &#8216;Wonderkid\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal find themselves in a race against the clock, as they attempt to sign Real Valladolid&#8217;s Ivan Fresneda. The Gunners have 24 to 48 hours to make a decision on how to proceed, <a href=\"https:\/\/caughtoffside.substack.com\/p\/the-daily-briefing-man-united-scout-6c8?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=989596&amp;post_id=98827468&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according to Fabrizio Romano<\/a>. Mikel Arteta&#8217;s side are looking for reinforcements across the field as they aim to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/24\/points-arsenal-win-the-championship\/\" target=\"_self\">win a first league title in 19 years<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Arsenal in a Race to Sign Real Valladolid\u2019s Ivan Fresneda<\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1618006224582377478<\/p>\n<h3>The Gunners Are Adding More Depth to the Squad in January<\/h3>\n<p>Arteta and Edu Gaspar, Arsenal&#8217;s sporting director, have had a busy week in the transfer market. In addition to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/19\/leandro-trossard-arsenal-romano-medical\/\" target=\"_self\">acquiring the services of Belgian international, Leandro Trossard<\/a>, they have also completed the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/24\/arsenal-announce-signing-jakub-kiwior\/\" target=\"_self\">signing of Polish defender Jakub Kiwior<\/a> from Serie A club, Spezia. The North London club find themselves at the top of the table in the Premier League, 5 points ahead of defending champions Manchester City. Adding more depth to their squad has been the main focus in the January transfer window.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/24\/arsenal-chelsea-liverpool-moises-caicedo\/\" target=\"_self\">Arsenal Informed on Premier League Midfielder; Chelsea and Liverpool Also in the Race<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Signing versatile young players has been the main focus for the Gunners in recent times. 18-year-old Fresneda certainly fits the profile of a player Arteta would like. Despite making only 11 appearances for the senior side in La Liga, he is rated highly by many clubs across Europe. His performances have prompted<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/lists\/ivan-fresneda-spanish-wonderkid-chased-europes-elite-shutting-down-vinicius\/bltf98a6d656f77335a?fbclid=IwAR1Ogb79F8shBzao5KPZ2yCQAGT818mQsM6PEhwmWqGe_6jRkpCmqrjUI14\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Goal to label him<\/a> a &#8220;Spanish Wonderkid&#8221; for shutting down Real Madrid star Vinicius Jr.<\/p>\n<h3>Arsenal Face Stiff Competition in Bid to Sign Ivan Fresneda<\/h3>\n<p><a id=\"Tm-6_rUSRbtB75E_Bb44xg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1458825905\" 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:'Tm-6_rUSRbtB75E_Bb44xg',sig:'QqIFnfOjS2fO2KaAZ_utgueJ2FKW9O4Td3FGDiFpZGk=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1458825905',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Borussia Dortmund are reportedly in advanced talks with Valladolid to sign the young right-back. Although Fresneda himself has not made a decision on his future yet, the Gunners would want to act quickly given Dortmund&#8217;s reputation for buying and developing young players.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/20\/arsenal-plan-loan-move-eduardo-camavinga\/\" target=\"_self\">Arsenal Plan Shock Move for 128K-A-Week French International<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Valladolid are reportedly demanding around \u00a313 million for the teenager. Moreover, they want the youngster to be loaned back to them for the remainder of the season. Fresneda is a player with an incredible offensive presence in addition to his blistering pace. Joining Arsenal would greatly improve his tactical awareness given the knowledge that a coach like Arteta has.<\/p>\n<p>For now, it remains to be seen if the league leaders can make a move for him before they lose out in the race.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal find themselves in a race against the clock, as they attempt to sign Real Valladolid&#8217;s Ivan Fresneda. The Gunners have 24 to 48 hours to make a decision on how to proceed, according to Fabrizio Romano. Mikel Arteta&#8217;s side are looking for reinforcements across the field as they aim to win a first league [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4369,"featured_media":621473,"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":[8,8383,4,3,7188],"tags":[3190,9692],"class_list":["post-621461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arsenal","category-borussia-dortmund","category-bundesliga","category-premier-league","category-rumours","tag-arsenal-transfer-news","tag-ivan-fresneda"],"modified_by":"Alex Richards, LWOF Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621461","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\/4369"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=621461"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621461\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/621473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=621461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=621461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=621461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}