Mikel Arteta had his eye on the Ukraine international for much of the summer after working him up at City. 1 Man City star Oleksandr Zinchenko has reportedly agreed personal terms with ArsenalCredit: Getty According to journalist Fabrizio Romano City accepted a £30m bid from the Gunners on Friday. And now Arsenal hope the deal can be completed by the end of the week with Zinchecko agreeing a four-year deal, reports The Athletic. He is set to pull out of City’s pre-season tour of the US to undergo a medical. Zinchenko will follow in the footsteps of Gabriel Jesus after the Brazilian completed his move to Arsenal in June. Zinchenko will solve Arteta’s need for a new midfielder and that could mean the club end their interest in Yuri Tielemans. But Zinchenko is also effective at left-back, having played that role regularly for the Citizens. And that means he will provide cover for Kieran Tierney with the Scot likely to miss the first game of the season. Zinchenko’s arrival would take Arsenal’s summer spending to £115m following the signings of Gabriel Jesus, Fabio Vieira, Marquinhos and Matt Turner. FREE BET AND SIGN UP OFFERS – BEST NEW CUSTOMER OFFERS The move would represent a huge windfall for City, who paid just £1.6m when they signed Zinchenko from Russian minnow Ufa in 2016. The club could use that money to sign Brighton defender Marc Cucurella as his replacement. SunSport understands the Seagulls would demand around £50m to sell the 23-year-old.
