Oleksandr Zinchenko: Arsenal agree £32m cope with Man Metropolis for Ukraine worldwide | Switch Centre Information

Arsenal have agreed a £32m cope with Manchester Metropolis to signal Oleksandr Zinchenko.

The Gunners are set to pay £30m up entrance with £2m in add-ons, whereas private phrases will not be anticipated to be an issue.

The Ukraine worldwide will now go away Man Metropolis’s pre-season coaching camp to hyperlink up with Arsenal, who’re additionally within the USA the place he’ll undergo the formalities of a medical and signal paperwork.

Zinchenko has spent simply over six years at Metropolis after becoming a member of the membership as a teen from Russian facet Ufa.

The 25-year-old, who was coached by Mikel Arteta in the course of the Arsenal supervisor’s spell as assistant to Man Metropolis boss Pep Guardiola, can cowl a wide range of positions, together with left-back and central midfield.

It’s understood Arteta is happy in regards to the prospect at working with Zinchenko once more and values his versatility as a participant.

Arsenal have been available in the market for a left-sided defender and have been making an attempt to signal Manchester United-bound Lisandro Martinez from Ajax, who is about to affix United in a £57m deal.

Zinchenko is anticipated to workforce up with former Metropolis team-mate Gabriel Jesus at Arsenal after the Brazilian left the Etihad to maneuver to north London earlier this month in a £45m deal.

Zinchenko can also be set to change into the Gunners’ fifth summer season signing following the arrivals of Jesus, Marquinhos, Matt Turner and Fabio Vieira.

Metropolis stay interested by Cucurella

Man Metropolis, in the meantime, need to herald a left-back and stay interested by Brighton’s Marc Cucurella, as Sky Sports activities Information revealed again in June.

The 23-year-old loved a massively profitable first season within the Premier League after becoming a member of from Getafe in a deal value round £15m final summer season.

Brighton don’t need to let Cucurella go away and it will take an enormous supply for them to promote given he has 4 years remaining on his contract on the Amex.

Leno to Fulham talks proceed | Torreira and Balogun curiosity

Talks proceed between Arsenal and Fulham over the sale of goalkeeper Bernd Leno, although a niche in valuation nonetheless exists.

Arsenal are open to permitting him to go away as he has entered the ultimate yr of his contract, they usually have back-up in recently-signed USA worldwide keeper Turner.

Elsewhere, Valencia are interested by signing Arsenal midfielder Lucas Torreira.

Torreira has entered the ultimate yr of his contract and Arsenal are listening to provides, having spent the final two seasons on mortgage – at Atletico Madrid in 2020/21 and at Fiorentina final season.

Golf equipment within the Championship and the Bundesliga are additionally interested by signing striker Folarin Balogun on mortgage.

Balogun is on the membership’s pre-season tour, and supervisor Mikel Arteta will determine if his improvement is greatest served at Arsenal subsequent season, or on mortgage.

Why versatile, dependable Zinchenko suits Arsenal’s invoice

Sky Sports activities soccer journalist Sam Blitz:

“Mikel Arteta has been additions at left-back and central midfield on this summer season switch window. The Gunners needed Ajax’s Lisandro Martinez, who has expertise in taking part in in each positions in addition to centre half, however now seems destined for Manchester United. Leicester Metropolis’s Youri Tielemans has additionally been checked out however that curiosity has cooled in latest weeks.

“There’s motive why the Arsenal supervisor wants assist in that position. At left-back, Kieran Tierney has picked up long-term accidents within the final two seasons at essential moments and whereas Nuno Tavares was signed as cowl final summer season, the younger Portuguese full-back struggled within the huge moments and ended up behind Cedric Soares and Granit Xhaka within the left-back pecking order come the tip of the season.

“In midfield, Xhaka is a mainstay in Arteta’s workforce however there’s little competitors for his particular position. Thomas Partey, Mohamed Elneny and Albert Sambi Lokonga all compete for a similar place on the base of Arsenal’s midfield, leaving Xhaka to a quantity 8 position.

“Ought to he play in midfield, a task he undertakes frequently at worldwide degree, Zinchenko would compete with Xhaka at Arsenal – and a more in-depth have a look at their respective heatmaps final season reveals that the 2 play in the identical space of the pitch, though the Ukrainian performed at left-back and the Arsenal man operated from midfield.

“On the ball, Zinchenko’s passing statistics are superior to Xhaka’s – however that’s to be anticipated given Guardiola’s Metropolis hold the ball and use it higher than Arsenal. Zinchenko and Metropolis defended so much lower than Arsenal final summer season, however the Ukrainian worldwide’s defensive stats nonetheless trump Xhaka’s. Zinchenko received extra tackles, interceptions and challenges within the air than the Swiss midfielder – a reminder that the 2 gamers function in roughly the identical space of the pitch.”

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Jesus scores 90 seconds into Arsenal debut

Gabriel Jesus, who made the identical transfer Zinchenko might do earlier this summer season, scored 90 seconds into his first Arsenal outing as his double helped the Gunners to a 5-3 pleasant victory over German second division facet FC Nurnberg.

The Brazil striker got here on at half-time in Germany with the Gunners 2-0 down – and made an instantaneous affect, scoring excessive within the web from Ainsley Maitland-Niles’ go.

Mohammed Elneny then hit a wonder-strike to equalise for Mikel Arteta’s facet, earlier than two Nurnburg personal targets from Christpher Schindler and Tim Handwerker gave the Gunners a 4-2 benefit.