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Arsenal close in on £35m swoop for Manchester City's Oleksandr Zinchenko following productive talks on Saturday... with the Ukraine international expected to put pen-to-paper next week

Manchester City defender Oleksander Zinchenko is expected to join Arsenal for around £35million at the start of next week after more positive talks on Saturday.

Personal terms are not expected to be a problem for the Ukraine international who will become Arsenal's fifth summer signing and their second from City following the £45m arrival of Gabriel Jesus.

His departure will accelerate City's bid for Brighton defender Marc Cucurella.

Olekander Zinchenko is expected to seal a u00a335m switch from Man City to Arsenal next week
Mikel Arteta worked with Zinchenko when he was assistant to Pep Guardiola at Man City

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said: 'We're still hoping to improve the team and make a few more changes.