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Arsenal are set to sign Oleksandr Zinchenko from Premier League champions Manchester City
Arsenal are set to sign Oleksandr Zinchenko from Premier League champions Manchester City for an expense in the district of £32 million after the clubs concurred an arrangement, British media covered Tuesday.
Sky Sports said Arsenal will pay £30 million front and center with 2,000,000 pounds in additional items, with the 25-year-old leaving City's instructional course in America to connect up with the London side who are also on a US pre-season visit.
Zinchenko will turn into Arsenal's second enroll from City in the close season - after Brazil striker Gabriel Jesus - and their fifth signing generally speaking after winger Marquinhos, goalkeeper Matt Turner and going after midfielder Fabio Vieira.
A Shakhtar Donetsk youth item, Zinchenko started his senior vocation in the Russian Premier League with Ufa prior to signing for City in 2016 as a 19-year-old in the wake of playing for Ukraine at the 2016 European Championship.
Fundamentally a midfielder when on international obligation, Zinchenko has frequently been sent as a left back by Pep Guardiola at City. However, he has figured out playing opportunity rare with Joao Cancelo the favored choice on the left side of defense.
Zinchenko has played 52 times for Ukraine, scoring eight times. For City, he has shown up in all competitions, including the 2021 Champions League last where City finished runners-up to Chelsea.
He has come out on top for four Premier League championships, four League Cups and one FA Cup with City.
Zinchenko's appearance will give Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta squad profundity in the left back position with Nuno Tavares disappointing last season when first decision defender Kieran Tierney's season reached an untimely conclusion because of injury.
Arsenal, who finished fifth last season, start their association crusade on August 5 with a London derby at Crystal Palace.
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