Mikel Arteta's ideal full-back signing proves transfer will give Arsenal midfield major boost

Arsenal will need to address the central midfield and left-back positions in the summer transfer window. Mikel Arteta has been given access to a player that could potentially fill both positions if signed in the summer transfer window.

Oleksandr Zinchenko was marvellous for Ukraine on Wednesday evening, as helped his country reach the World Cup qualifying play-off final. His side came out rampant 3-1 winners over Scotland at Hampton Park.

The 25-year-old played on the left-hand side of central midfield for his country and had completely dominated the match. The Gunners have been linked to the midfielder, and his excellent performance highlighted why Edu should push through with a deal.

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The Manchester Evening News have reported that City will have to convince Zinchenko he will play more regularly next season if they are to fend off interest from Arsenal. The 25-year-old played just 1047 minutes in the Premier League last term, with Portuguese international Joao Cancelo preferred at left-back.

Regular viewers of the Premier League and specifically Manchester City would have only really seen Zinchenko feature in the left-back position, as that is where Pep Guardiola utilises him most. However, he is naturally a midfielder.

His natural comfort in the middle of the park was highlighted by his dominant performance against Scotland. The Gunners are targeting a midfielder in the summer, and Zinchenko should certainly be a part of that list.

Arsenal could be left short in midfield this summer, as understands that Roma are expected to make a fresh attempt to sign Granit Xhaka at the end of the season.

This will mean that