What Oleksander Zinchenko did for his Arsenal initiation to make Mikel Arteta burst out laughing

Oleksandr Zinchenko becomes Arsenal's fifth signing of the summer, following the arrivals of Matt Turner, Marquinhos, Fabio Vieira and Gabriel Jesus.

Signed for a reported fee of £30 million, the 25-year-old penned a four-year deal at the club, with Mikel Arteta stating that he is a 'high-quality player who will give us options and versatility'.

As usual, once a signing is completed, the new player has to perform an initiation song with Zinchenko incorporating the words 'Zinky winky' in his, which Arteta found rather amusing.

Certainly from a footballing perspective, Zinchenko will offer plenty of quality to the current Arsenal squad. His ability to play an inverted role whilst also offering a quality wide threat provides tactical flexibility.

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Whether it's feeding passes between the lines from deep to forward areas by breaking lines of pressure or delivering quality cutbacks on the overlap, Zinchenko will be able to adapt his role depending on the in-game situation, which is essentially what Arteta was referring to in the above quotes.

Although his versatility is a desirable trait, the Spaniard did state that his main position is at left-back, which clearly suggests that he will be providing competition to current first-team starter Kieran Tierney.

Operating at left-back, Zinchenko will rise the quality of Arsenal's build-up as he possesses superb press resistance and technical qualities.

A key issue Arsenal had last season is under hostile atmospheres away from home, at times the backline folded when significant pressure and intensity was applied by the opposition.

With Zinchenko performing strongly in high octane fixtures in Manchester, the