Oleksandr Zinchenko has said goodbye to Manchester City as he prepares to become an Arsenal player in the coming days.
City are losing some important players this summer, which started with veteran midfielder Fernandinho returning to Brazil.
Gabriel Jesus has been sold to Arsenal and Raheem Sterling to Chelsea, meaning there are real changes going on at the Etihad Stadium.
Selling to other top six Premier League clubs is quite the change too, and another one is imminent with Zinchenko off to Arsenal.
Oleksandr Zinchenko has said goodbye to Manchester City
Arsenal have focused on signing Zinchenko ever since bowing out of the race to sign Lisandro Martinez from Ajax.
Arsenal want to add versatile players and Martinez was eyed as a player who could play at left back or centre back.
Martinez has though signed for Manchester United instead, with Zinchenko now heading to Arsenal as a left back and central midfielder.
The Ukrainian is now all set for a move to Arsenal with the Gunners agreeing a deal worth £30million plus £2million in add-ons.
The Sun now claim that Zinchenko has today said goodbye to his City teammates as he prepares to join Arsenal.
Hailed as ‘incredible’ by Pep Guardiola, Zinchenko has been a very popular player in the City dressing room but now moves on.
The 25-year-old has allegedly left City’s pre-season training in Houston, Texas and will undergo a medical inside the next 24 hours.
It’s unclear whether that will take place in London or America; Arsenal are currently in the United States and take on Orlando City on Wednesday.
With Zinchenko already being Stateside, it may make sense for the Ukrainian to join up with Mikel Arteta’s men.
Zinchenko worked with Arteta at City and that relationship will have played a key role in this deal, and confirmation of the move doesn’t seem all that far away.
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