{"id":624074,"date":"2023-06-02T03:07:35","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T07:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=624074"},"modified":"2023-06-02T03:07:35","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T07:07:35","slug":"arsenal-interest-ivan-fresneda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/02\/arsenal-interest-ivan-fresneda\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Race Remains Open&#8217; Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund Continue Competing for &#8216;Powerful&#8217; Defender"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spanish right-back Ivan Fresneda, who currently plays for Real Valladolid in La Liga, has been on the radar of some top European clubs. While there have been rumours linking the 18-year-old to Arsenal, the club have not made any official proposal yet. <a href=\"https:\/\/caughtoffside.substack.com\/p\/chelsea-duo-axed-by-pochettino-three?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">According to Fabrizio Romano<\/a>, the &#8220;race remains open&#8221; for his signature, with Borussia Dortmund also expressing interest in the talented defender.<\/p>\n<h2>Arsenal Monitoring Real Valladolid\u2019s Ivan Fresneda<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Arsenal appreciate Iv\u00e1n Fresneda since January but told they have NOT sent any official proposal, despite reports \u26aa\ufe0f\ud83d\udd34 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>No concrete negotiation at this stage, race remains open \u2014 with Borussia Dortmund interested. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IZXZ5G4SD0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/IZXZ5G4SD0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1663584024990740481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>The Interest in Ivan Fresneda<\/h3>\n<p>Since January, the Gunners have been keeping a close eye on the youngster&#8217;s progress at Valladolid. The right-back has shown great potential and has become a regular member of the first-team squad. His performances have garnered attention and sparked interest from several clubs across the continent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/24\/arsenal-looking-sign-ilkay-gundogan\/\" target=\"_self\">Arsenal Trying to Sign \u2018Outstanding\u2019 Midfielder to Replace Outgoing Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite his young age, Fresneda has shown a remarkable level of maturity and skill on the pitch, impressing fans and pundits alike, prompting Arsenal legend, Emmanuel Petit, to describe the defender as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/arsenal-transfer-ivan-fresneda-petit-29036900\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cpowerful\u201d with \u201cgood technique\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>No Official Proposal from Arsenal<\/h3>\n<p><a id=\"cgtJzk0KSkJ2xLoZgAOq2w\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1484189947\" 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:'cgtJzk0KSkJ2xLoZgAOq2w',sig:'H106W0vmMCt7OOOQVOlqF8WugN7JGQQZ3HVEhclHHq8=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1484189947',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Despite the rumours circulating about their interest in Fresneda, there has been no official proposal from the North London side at this stage. While the club have appreciated the young defender&#8217;s abilities, there are no concrete negotiations taking place.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/28\/sacha-boey-asking-price-arsenal\/\" target=\"_self\">Meetings Taken Place in London: Arsenal Identify \u00a321 Million Emergency Signing Due to Injury Concerns<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The situation remains fluid, and the Gunners may choose to make a move in the future depending on their evaluation and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/26\/arsenal-to-start-talks-for-declan-rice-signing\/\" target=\"_self\">transfer priorities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Open Race for His Signature<\/h3>\n<p>As things stand, there is no clear frontrunner in the pursuit of the Spanish international. Both Arsenal and <i>Die Schwarzgelben<\/i> have demonstrated their interest in the defender, but no concrete negotiations have taken place. The upcoming summer transfer window could be crucial in determining his future, as clubs may vie for his signature and potentially trigger a bidding war.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spanish right-back Ivan Fresneda, who currently plays for Real Valladolid in La Liga, has been on the radar of some top European clubs. While there have been rumours linking the 18-year-old to Arsenal, the club have not made any official proposal yet. According to Fabrizio Romano, the &#8220;race remains open&#8221; for his signature, with Borussia [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4369,"featured_media":624132,"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":[3190,9644,9692],"class_list":["post-624074","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-borussia-dortmund-transfer-news","tag-ivan-fresneda"],"modified_by":"Alex Richards, LWOF Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624074","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=624074"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624074\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/624132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=624074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=624074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=624074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}