According to Foot Mercato, Arsenal is highly confident in acquiring Oleksandr Zinchenko from Manchester City.
Nuno Tavares’ underwhelming debut season has the Gunners searching for a new left-back to challenge Kieran Tierney this summer.
Alejandro Grimaldo and other names have lately been mentioned, but Zinchenko now seems to be Mikel Arteta’s primary choice for a left-back, according to numerous reports that indicate Arsenal is in talks with Man City.
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According to Foot Mercato, Arsenal is ‘very confident’ of landing his services, and will accelerate negotiations in the coming hours to finalize a transfer agreement.
The Telegraph is also reporting that Arsenal is pushing to get a deal agreed for Zinchenko with the final fee expected to be worth at least £30m.
The Gunners have already done business with City this summer with the purchase of Gabriel Jesus. Talks are now advancing ‘very positively’ over Zinchenko.
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This summer, Arsenal has been connected to a variety of left-backs, but Zinchenko might be the best choice given his extensive Premier League experience with City.
Naturally, he will cost a premium of about £30 million, but given that he can also play in midfield, adding him would be worthwhile.
Zinchenko has primarily played as a center or attacking midfielder for Ukraine during his career, and he has been able to contribute to a number of significant goals.
Zinchenko is a guy who might give Arsenal a solution for two places. Arsenal is also looking for a creative player in the middle of the park.