ARSENAL have reportedly agreed a fee with Manchester City worth £30million for Oleksandr Zinchenko.
SunSport reported on Thursday how the Gunners had opened talks to sign the Ukraine international.
Mikel Arteta is a huge fan of the 25-year-old's versatility as he can play as a left-back or central midfielder.
And Zinchenko is now set to be reunited with Arteta at the Emirates having worked with the Spaniard at the Etihad.
Zinchenko will be the second player to swap City for Arsenal this summer after striker Gabriel Jesus departed for £45m.
Commenting on the transfer, transfer guru Fabrizio Romano has revealed that only personal terms need to be finalised.
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He tweeted: "Arsenal and Manchester City have now reached verbal agreement in principle for Oleksandr Zinchenko, fee around £30m.
"Personal terms are still discussed.
"Salary and length of contract, in negotiation – key step to complete the agreement."
Zinchenko was linked with a switch to North London in May, before Arsenal switched their attention to Ajax's versatile defender Lisandro Martinez.
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But they turned back to the player after Martinez agreed to follow Erik ten Hag to Manchester United.
It is believed that City will now press ahead with a move to snap up Spanish star Marc Cucurella from Brighton.
SunSport understands the Seagulls would demand around £50m in order to sell the 23-year-old.
The Amex Stadium outfit are in no rush to sell Cucurella, who still has four years left on his contract.
He only arrived from Getafe last year, but showed his class from his 35 Premier League outings in his debut season.
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