Arsenal ‘agree £32million deal for Manchester City’s Oleksandr Zinchenko’

Arsenal are set to sign Oleksandr Zinchenko from Premier League champions Manchester City for a fee in the region of £32million after the clubs agreed a deal, British media reported on Tuesday.

Sky Sports said Arsenal will pay £30million up front with two million pounds in add-ons, with the 25-year-old leaving City’s training camp in America to link up with the London side who are also on a U.S. pre-season tour.

Zinchenko will become Arsenal’s second recruit from City in the close season – after Brazil striker Gabriel Jesus – and their fifth signing overall after winger Marquinhos, goalkeeper Matt Turner and attacking midfielder Fabio Vieira.

Arsenal have agreed a fee of £32million to sign Oleksandr Zinchenko from Manchester City

Primarily a midfielder when on international duty, Zinchenko has often been deployed as a left back by Pep Guardiola at City. But he has found playing time hard to come by with Joao Cancelo the preferred option on the left side of defence.

Zinchenko’s arrival will give Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta squad depth in the left back position with Nuno Tavares failing to impress last season when first choice defender Kieran Tierney’s season came to a premature end due to injury.

Arsenal, who finished fifth last season, begin their league campaign on August 5 with a London derby at Crystal Palace.

Zinchenko’s arrival will give Mikel Arteta more depth at left-back as well as in midfield

Zinchenko and Arteta previously worked together when they were both at Manchester City

Arsenal have already signed striker Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City this summer