Mykola welcome to Arsenal as club reach agreement to sign the player,medical is imminent

Mykola welcome to Arsenal as club reach agreement to sign the player,medical is imminent




Arsenal are understood to have reached an

agreement to sign Ukraine international Mykola



Matviyenko from Shakhtar Donetsk this month.

The 23-year-old has been one of Mikel Arteta's


top targets in January as he looks to bolster his

defence, although it had appeared Arsenal were

closer to completing a deal from Flamengo's

Pablo Mari.

Mari even travelled to London to complete his

medical, but the Spaniard has since returned to

Flamengo and his move to Emirates Stadium now

appears to be up in doubt.

All's not lost for Arsenal , however, as according to

Ukranian outlet Komanda1 , the club have reached

an agreement with Shakhtar Donetsk

for Matviyenko.

Although there's an agreement in place

for Matviyenko, it's claimed Arsenal still haven't

made a final decision over their main target this

month - and there's still a possibility the club

could opt to sign Mari instead.

It's also suggested Arsenal's initial deal for Mari

fell through after changing the terms of their

agreement with Flamengo - at the last

minute, pushing for a loan deal which includes an

obligation to buy - which is why the defender

returned to Brazil.

Arsenal don't have long to act if they want to add

another centre-back to their squad, but a recent

injury to Shkodran Mustafi has given selling clubs

an even bigger advantage when it comes to

negotiations as the Gunners are in desperate need

of reinforcements.

Komanda1's claim that an agreement with

Shakhtar Donetsk has already been reached,

therefore, should give fans some hope that they

will see a new face come through the door before

the transfer window closes on Friday.

But as is always the case when it comes to

Arsenal targets, it's always better to air on the

side of caution until the club make an

announcement themselves.

Arsenal will need all the help they can get as

they're still fighting for a place in the top four,

while Arteta will want to lift some silverware either

in the Europa League or FA Cup at the end of the

season.