Arsenal is close to signing Oleksandr Zinchenko, Manchester City’s asking price
After taking Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City, the club coached by Mikel Arteta is interested in another player of Guardiola's discipline.
According to journalist Fabrizio Romano, Arsenal are close to reaching an agreement with Manchester City to sign Oleksandr Zinchenko, who would arrive to boost Mikel Arteta's rotation and continue building a top-level squad to get into the fight for the top four places in the Premier League.
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The Gunners are in negotiations with the Ukrainian player to finalize an agreement, taking into account that Mikel Arteta is pushing for the deal to be completed as soon as possible. Zinchenko would become the fifth signing after Gabriel Jesus, Fabio Vieira, Marquinhos and Matt Turner. Other names of interest for Arsenal are Lucas Paqueta and Youri Tielemans.
Both clubs have held talks about Oleksandr Zinchenko. Arsenal want to take him to the English capital, the 'Citizens' look with the operation with good eyes as long as the offer made by the Gunners for the Ukrainian matches their price. Although no agreement has yet been reached, The Athletic reports that the Emirates Stadium are prioritizing Zinchenko's arrival after losing the bidding for Ajax's Lisandro Martinez.
The price City is asking for Zinchenko
The fee City are asking for Zinchenko is around £30million. Ultimately, Zinchenko's time at City can be rated as a success. He always performed well when called upon and has always come through for the club. City would make a good profit with the sale of the left back.
