{"id":23490,"date":"2022-07-13T15:01:12","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T19:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/07\/13\/arsenal-return-to-former-defensive-target-following-martinez-letdown\/"},"modified":"2022-07-13T15:01:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T19:01:12","slug":"arsenal-return-to-former-defensive-target-following-martinez-letdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/07\/13\/arsenal-return-to-former-defensive-target-following-martinez-letdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal return to former defensive target following Martinez letdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<hr>\n<p>Arsenal have admitted defeat in their pursuit for Ajax defender Lisandro Martinez amid increased interest from Manchester United, and are reportedly set to rekindle an old transfer flame as they seek an alternative in the form of Mykola Matviyenko.<\/p>\n<p>It was reported that Ajax were not keen to let Martinez leave this summer, but they have now changed their stance amid increased pressure to sell from both Manchester United and the player himself, who would like a move to the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Any fee will be in excess of 50m euros (\u00a343m), with the last offer around this mark from Erik ten Hag\u2019s new side having been rejected.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Excl: Manchester United executives, in Amsterdam to meet with Ajax and so trying to seal Lisandro Mart\u00ednez deal. Personal terms agreed with Argentinian centre back. ?? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MUFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Manchester United had \u20ac50m bid [add-ons included] rejected last week, but Ajax are now open to sell. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jlo52IIVJc\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/jlo52IIVJc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1547189216450338818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 13, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And such a high price tag has forced the Gunners to abandon their pursuit of the Argentine, with their attentions now turning elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>That is according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-11008553\/Arsenal-cool-Lisandro-Martinez-Ajax-man-moving-closer-Manchester-United-move.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the Daily Mail<\/a>, who report that \u2018United had been battling it out with Arsenal for the versatile Argentina defender, 24,\u00a0 but it appears the Gunners have cooled their interest in him. They have turned their attention to\u00a0Shakhtar Donetsk and Ukraine defender\u00a0Mykola Matviyenko.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1761585\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1761585\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1761585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2GXNYEH-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Arsenal return to former defensive target following Martinez letdown\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2GXNYEH-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2GXNYEH-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2GXNYEH-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2GXNYEH-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2GXNYEH-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2GXNYEH-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2GXNYEH-910x607.jpg 910w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1761585\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2GXNYEH Shakhtar Donetsk?s Mykola Matvienko<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Arsenal linked once more<\/h2>\n<p>Arsenal were linked with Mykola Matvienko in Mikel Arteta\u2019s first transfer window in charge, when they were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11670\/11915852\/arsenal-target-mykola-matviyenko-valued-at-30m-by-shakhtar-donetsk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">quoted a fee of around \u00a330m to sign<\/a> the then-23-year-old Ukrainian defender.<\/p>\n<p>Capable of playing either as a left-back or a left-sided centre-back, he was eventually dropped as a target in favour of Pablo Mari, who the Gunners signed for \u00a37m that January.<\/p>\n<p>Now contracted until 2025, the 26-year-old defender may be on the upper end of Arsenal\u2019s target age profile this summer, but could yet prove a valuable addition.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>Read more:<\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/official-chelsea-confirm-first-summer-signing-with-raheem-sterling-arrival\/\" rel=\"v:url\">Official: Chelsea confirm first summer signing with Raheem Sterling arrival<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/barcelona-target-left-out-of-aston-villa-pre-season-tour-squad-amid-contract-impasse\/\" rel=\"v:url\">Barcelona target left out of Aston Villa pre-season tour squad amid contract impasse<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal have admitted defeat in their pursuit for Ajax defender Lisandro Martinez amid increased interest from Manchester United, and are reportedly set to rekindle an old transfer flame as they seek an alternative in the form of Mykola Matviyenko. 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