{"id":1960,"date":"2026-04-11T20:03:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T20:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=1960"},"modified":"2026-04-11T20:03:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T20:03:54","slug":"arsenal-receive-opportunity-to-sign-oscar-mingueza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=1960","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal receive opportunity to sign Oscar Mingueza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-213977 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Oscar-Mingueza.jpg\" alt=\"Oscar Mingueza\" width=\"999\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Oscar-Mingueza.jpg 999w, https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Oscar-Mingueza-400x240.jpg 400w, https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Oscar-Mingueza-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 999px) 100vw, 999px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arsenal have reportedly been handed the opportunity to sign Celta Vigo defender \u00d3scar Mingueza, as per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/articles\/cn78kdymmvpo\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">BBC Sport<\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Gunners currently have Jurrien Timber and Ben White as the right-back options. The Dutchman has enjoyed a promising campaign this term, scoring four goals and registering six assists in 43 appearances in all competitions. Moreover, he has helped his side keep 13 clean sheets.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ltims69d9e37a65336\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rememore.com\/hair-transplant-in-turkey#utm_source=footbal-talk&amp;utm_id=footbal-talk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-225247\" src=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FootballTalk_New_Chapter-rememore.png\" alt=\"Rememore new hair\" width=\"400\" height=\"333\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>However, the Englishman has been linked with a move away, having struggled with fitness problems in recent seasons. He has commenced 17 matches across all tournaments this term, with most of his starts coming in the cup competitions.<\/p>\n<p>Now, <em>BBC Sport<\/em> report that Arsenal have been contacted to inform that Mingueza has entered the final few months of his current contract and could leave for free this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Mingueza is a versatile player as he is a right-back by trait but is also comfortable in the RWB position. Furthermore, he can provide cover on the opposite side and can also play in the centre-back role if needed.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old is a technically gifted right-footed defender. He is quick, extremely comfortable with possession, can play threading passes between the lines, and is efficient in defensive contributions.<\/p>\n<p>Mingueza, valued at around \u00a316m by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/oscar-mingueza\/profil\/spieler\/331505\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Transfer market<\/span><\/a>is currently at the prime stage of his career and could be a shrewd acquisition for Arsenal should they purchase him. If White eventually leaves, Arsenal would have to make a move to strengthen the right-back position.<\/p>\n<h2>Mingueza to Arsenal<\/h2>\n<p>However, it is going to be interesting to see whether the North London club eventually make a concrete approach to secure Mingueza\u2019s services in the upcoming summer transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, after investing big money last summer, the Gunners have enjoyed a stellar campaign this term, sitting at the top of the Premier League table with a nine-point lead having played an extra game.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Arsenal are in an advantageous position to reach the Champions League semi-final after beating Sporting CP 1-0 in the quarter-final first leg in midweek.<\/p>\n<p>This weekend, Mikel Arteta\u2019s side are set to face AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League before taking on Sporting in the Champions League quarter-final second leg at home next week.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--mvp-post-tags--><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--posts-nav-link--><\/p>\n<div class=\"mvp-org-wrap\" itemprop=\"publisher\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\">\n<div class=\"mvp-org-logo\" itemprop=\"logo\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/new-logo.png\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/new-logo.png\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!--mvp-org-logo--><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Football Talk | Premier League News\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!--mvp-org-wrap-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal have reportedly been handed the opportunity to sign Celta Vigo defender \u00d3scar Mingueza, as<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1961,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arsenal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1960"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1960\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}