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Sam Hill

Arsenal can follow Man City ruthless example with Edu transfer strategy amid Alex Grimaldo links

Arsenal technical director Edu can learn lessons from Manchester City by making ruthless decisions in the transfer market to help continue the Gunners' development.

Mikel Arteta's side currently sit top of the Premier League and are likely to do so heading into the international break later this month following the latest fixture postponements. Arsenal enjoyed a perfect start to the new season before suffering their first defeat against Manchester United, before bouncing back with a win against FC Zurich to start their Europa League campaign.

Alex Grimaldo was touted to join the Gunners during the summer transfer window, but a move for the Benfica star never materialised after the arrival of Oleksandr Zinchenko from Manchester City. Zinchenko has the ability to play in central midfield as well as left-back and given injury concerns for Thomas Partey and Mohamed Elneny, the Ukraine international could be drafted in alongside Granit Xhaka at some point in the coming weeks.

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