Arsenal were on the hunt for a new left-back ahead of the Premier League campaign in the summer transfer window. It was an area of weakness last season, and Edu had to solve the issue in the transfer market.
He did this by signing Oleksandr Zinchenko from Manchester City for a reported £30million fee. The Ukrainian has been exceptional since coming into Mikel Arteta’s side, however, there has been a concerning issue with his injury problems. After missing back-to-back games earlier in the season against Fulham and Aston Villa, the new signing has also suffered another injury going into the September international break.
With Kieran Tierney also a left-back in the squad who consistently struggles with injuries, it is not good to have your best choices in that position both being ruled out of matches on a regular basis. This potentially explains Arsenal’s reported interest in Benfica full-back Alex Grimaldo.
