Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has described Oleksandr Zinchenko as "an exceptional footballer" as the Ukrainian's transfer from Manchester City nears completion.
City and Arsenal have agreed a fee of around £30m for the 25-year-old, who left City's pre-season camp in Houston on Tuesday to fly to Orlando to complete the deal.
While City ideally wanted to keep Zinchenko - who they signed for just £1.7m in 2016 - the Ukraine international wanted more game time after playing a squad player role in recent years. It's also believed that the opportunity to link up with Arteta, who worked closely with Zinchenko while he was Pep Guardiola's assistant coach at City between 2016 and 2019, played a part in the player's decision.
