Arsenal: £59k-a-week star 'perfect signing for Arteta' at the Emirates

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta‘s previous relationship with Oleksandr Zinchenko should see him prove a success in north London, according to Sky Sports reporter Dharmesh Sheth.

The £59,000 per-week star is in the US ready to seal his move to the Emirates Stadium, where he will become the Spaniard’s fifth signing of the window.

Having struggled for regular game-time ever since signing for Manchester City in 2016, the versatile star is finally set to leave the Etihad Stadium and fulfil his own needs of becoming a regular starter.

Zinchenko has proved an important player under Pep Guardiola, making more than 100 appearances across his five years in Manchester, and has gone on to win four Premier League titles, four Carabao Cups and an FA Cup.

But with City set to sign Brighton & Hove Albion man Marc Cucurella, Zinchenko has been forced to seek pastures new and has chosen to reunite with Arteta, who he worked with for two-and-a-half years, before he was appointed Arsenal manager in December 2019.

And Sheth reckons that working together previously should help the Ukraine international to turn out to be a success in north London.

He told GIVEMESPORT: “It’s a £30m deal. It will represent the second signing that Arsenal have made from Manchester City and it’s easy to see why.

“Arteta was of course number two to Guardiola. Gabriel Jesus was number one and Zinchenko, would have both played under Arteta, so Arteta knows them very well and they’ll know him very well and will know what will be required.”

Being comfortable at both left-back and also being a regular in midfield for Ukraine makes it difficult to know exactly where Arteta plans on playing him, especially with Arsenal light in both areas.

At left-back Kieran Tierney is the