Oleksandr Zinchenko joins Arsenal from Manchester City to reunite with Mikel Arteta in North London

Arsenal have signed defender Oleksandr Zinchenko from Manchester City on a four-year deal for a reported fee of £30m plus £2m in add-ons. Zinchenko won four Premier League titles with City after joining Pep Guardiola’s squad in 2016. Ad/> The Ukrainian was largely used as a left-back at City and spent most of last season on the substitutes’ bench with Joao Cancelo being favoured in that position.

TransfersArteta praises 'exceptional' Zinchenko ahead of £32m move to ArsenalYESTERDAY AT 09:24 /> He made 15 league appearances and can cover a variety of positions including central midfield. Arsenal have been keen to sign a left-sided defender this transfer window and initially targeted Ajax’s Lisandro Martinez. However, Martinez is set to join Manchester United which forced the Gunners to turn their attention to Zinchenko.

'No one is leaving' — Manchester United dealt blow in pursuit of Antony as Ajax manager speaks out Fernandes praises Ten Hag's 'clear' philosophy and management 'I cannot wait' — Ten Hag confirms Ronaldo will be 'integrated into squad' The 25-year-old will be reunited with Mikel Arteta, after the pair worked together when the Spaniard was Guardiola’s assistant at City between 2016 and 2019. Technical Director Edu said: “I'm very pleased to see how we're working as a team here in the club. We put a plan together early and Oleksandr Zinchenko was a main focus on our list.

We’re pleased to have Alex with us now because he has the attributes which I’m sure are going to put our squad at a different level.” Arteta added: “We’re so happy Alex has joined us. He’s a player that I personally know really well and continued to follow him after my time at Manchester City. Alex is a high quality player who will give us