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Daily Mirror
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Josh O'Brien

Mikel Arteta fulfils Arsene Wenger's transfer "need" after private phone call revelation

Current Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has managed to do something previous Gunners manager Arsene Wenger couldn't - secure the signature of Oleksandr Zinchenko.

Though it hasn't officially been announced, the 25-year-old has already been spotted donning Arsenal training gear and was a guest of Gunners technical director Edu for the club's recent pre-season clash with Orlando City in Florida.

The Ukrainian national team captain was hot property back in 2014 while he was playing for Shakhtar Donetsk's youth team, attracting admiration from plenty of European giants - but it was actually Arsenal who were the first to declare their interest.

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