{"id":13144,"date":"2023-10-03T17:04:14","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T11:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=358932"},"modified":"2023-10-03T17:04:14","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T11:34:14","slug":"red-devils-start-internal-talks-to-sign-a-new-centre-back-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/red-devils-start-internal-talks-to-sign-a-new-centre-back-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Devils start internal talks to sign a new centre-back in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United finds themselves in need of a new central defender for the 2024 season. Lisandro Martinez, their mainstay in defense, has been sidelined due to a recurring injury, leaving a considerable gap in their backline.<\/p>\n<p>Martinez\u2019s injury has been a cause for concern at Old Trafford, with the Argentine defender experiencing setbacks that have extended his time away from the pitch. As a result, the club has started internal discussions to address this issue in the upcoming transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester United\u2019s reliance on Martinez cannot be ignored. His strong defensive presence, ability to read the game, and versatility in playing both as a center-back and a defensive midfielder have made him an important player for the team. However, his injury woes have exposed the need for a dependable backup or replacement.<\/p>\n<p>The club\u2019s internal talks signify their commitment to maintaining a competitive edge in the Premier League and other competitions they participate in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United will be going all for a new central defender in 2024 as their main Lisandro Martinez has been ruled out for an extended period of time due to his injury which again came up. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":202,"featured_media":35349,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[3257,3591,249],"class_list":["post-13144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-erik-ten-hag","tag-lisandro-martinez","tag-manchester-united"],"reading_time":"1 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/202"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13144"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13144\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}