Arsenal transfer news: Mikel Arteta 'open-minded' to 28-year-old sale amid shock AC Milan claim

Arsenal left-back Oleksandr Zinchenko is reportedly wanted by Inter Milan successful a woody that could assistance the Gunners propulsion disconnected a blockbuster determination for AC Milan's Theo Hernandez.

The Ukraine planetary has been relegated to a bit-part relation nether Mikel Arteta this season, making conscionable 11 appearances successful each competitions amid aggravated contention for left-back starts.

Zinchenko was already down Takehiro Tomiyasu successful the pecking order, and adjacent though the Japan planetary has had his wounded problems this season, Riccardo Calafiori's signing and Myles Lewis-Skelly's emergence person strengthened Arteta's left-hand side.

While the likes of Tomiyasu, Ben White and different standout names person been rewarded with caller deals, Zinchenko has not yet been offered a declaration hold by the Gunners, and his existent presumption are owed to expire successful conscionable 18 months' time.

A merchantability successful 2025 could truthful beryllium connected the cards if neither enactment decides to prolong the partnership, and according to The Sun, Serie A champions Inter could effort to onslaught a woody for Zinchenko this month.

Arteta 'open-minded' to Zinchenko sale

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The study claims that Arteta is 'open-minded' to the thought of letting the 28-year-old permission the nine this month, adjacent though Kieran Tierney is besides expected to depart either successful January oregon the summer.

However, Zinchenko could beryllium offered harmless haven by Simone Inzaghi's side, who supposedly presumption him arsenic the cleanable summation to their title-defending squad for the 2nd fractional of the campaign.

With immoderate funds raised from a January sale, Arsenal could allegedly property up with their pursuit of AC Milan's Hernandez, who similar Zinchenko is besides owed to go a escaped cause successful the summertime of 2026.

Speculation implicit Hernandez's aboriginal accrued erstwhile helium concisely fell retired of favour nether ex-Milan brag Paulo Fonseca, but helium has rapidly been reintroduced into the starting XI nether caller caput manager Sergio Conceicao.

The Frenchman provided a extremity and assistance successful his side's caller 3-2 Supercoppa Italiana last triumph implicit Inter Milan, and talks implicit an hold are expected to beryllium precocious connected the Rossoneri's docket for 2025.

Could a Zinchenko-Hernandez 'swap' truly happen?

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Zinchenko joining Inter and Hernandez moving to Arsenal would not beryllium an orthodox 'swap deal', but 1 that would marque European headlines nonetheless, arsenic 1 left-back leaves San Siro portion the different touches down astatine the iconic venue.

The existent Arsenal antheral tin inactive play a cardinal relation successful Arteta's strategy with his line-breaking passes, and helium remains an alternate enactment successful midfield too, adjacent if the Gunners brag has ever been hesitant to usage him there.

However, with conscionable 2 starts to his sanction successful the Premier League and nary successful the Champions League this season, Zinchenko appears to beryllium surplus to requirements successful North London, and an exit successful 2025 is surely champion for some parties.

In contrast, Arteta is said to beryllium a 'huge fan' of AC Milan's Hernandez, who has besides been linked with marquee moves to Manchester United and Real Madrid should helium determine that his clip astatine San Siro has tally its course.

Calafiori, Lewis-Skelly, Tomiyasu, Jurrien Timber and Jakub Kiwior already supply plentiful screen connected the left, though, truthful Arsenal would beryllium amended disconnected utilizing the Zinchenko funds to assistance their hunt for a caller game-changing attacker.

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