Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo
Nottingham Forest have agreed a loan deal to sign Arsenal star Oleksandr Zinchenko and a deal sheet has been submitted, according to David Ornstein.
Nuno Espirito Santo's side have had an incredibly busy summer transfer window after qualifying for the Europa League last season, and had been pushing to sign a new left-back on deadline day.
A deal was agreed to sign Javi Galan from Atletico Madrid but time constraints saw the deal collapse, and it has now emerged that the Tricky Trees made an approach to sign Zinchenko in the final hours and agreed a loan deal.
Nottingham Forest Agree Zinchenko Deal
Oleksandr Zinchenko Arsenal
Zinchenko, who earns £200,000-a-week at the Emirates, has fallen way down the pecking order under Mikel Arteta and now sits behind Riccardo Calafiori and Myles Lewis-Skelly for left-back, plus a host of options in the midfield.
That has seen the player looking to move on in search of more regular first-team football, and Forest have been able to agree a season-long loan deal for the Ukraine international.
Zinchenko has agreed personal terms for the move, and Forest have submitted a deal sheet to get the deal complete after the window closed officially at 7pm UK time. A deal has now been confirmed as completed, and the 28-year-old will move to the City Ground.
Forest have already signed Igor Jesus, Jair Cunha, Angus Gunn, Arnaud Kalimuendo, James McAtee, Omari Hutchinson, Douglas Luiz, Dan Ndoye, John Victor, Nicola Savona and Cuiabano to bolster their squad.
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