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Kwame Boakye

Mikel Arteta's dream Arsenal starting XI now Edu has completed Oleksandr Zinchenko transfer

Arsenal’s quest to finish fourth may have ended in disappointment but the club still have a European campaign to prepare for. And Gunners boss Mikel Arteta will be keen to add more quality and depth to his squad to handle the rigours of European football as well as domestic football.

One position in particular the Spaniard is believed to be keen on strengthening is left-back. Kieran Tierney has been an integral part of Arteta’s plans since he arrived from Celtic in the summer of 2019, however, the Scotland star struggled with injury last season.

He only made 22 Premier League appearances in the previous campaign and Nuno Tavares often struggled defensively when he deputised for Tierney. As a result of which the Gunners have been linked with a plethora of left-backs, including Manchester City’s Oleksandr Zinchenko, who has finally signed for the Gunners.

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