Arsenal 29yo agrees deal to sign for Ajax

Oleksandr Zinchenko is set to join Ajax on loan for the remainder of the season, with the Dutch club reaching an agreement for the Arsenal defender to leave Nottingham Forest early.

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Zinchenko joined Forest at the start of the campaign on loan from Arsenal but failed to establish himself, making just 10 competitive appearances and failing to score. He has played mainly on the bench in recent weeks and was recently informed by Sean Dyche that he had no future with Forest.

Ajax has already brought in Takehiro Tomiyasuand are now preparing to add Zinchenko, with the pair set to reunite in Amsterdam having previously played together at Arsenal.

According to Fabrizio RomanoAjax have verbally reached an agreement to sign Zinchenko, with a loan deal in place until June, when he will become a free agent. Zinchenko is set to fly to the Netherlands within 24 hours for her medical examination.