Arsenal transfers: Zinchenko joins Nottingham Forest on loan

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Nottingham Forest have signed Arsenal defender Oleksandr Zinchenko on a season-long loan deal, the club announced after Monday's transfer deadline.

The two clubs were discussing the loan move that would not include any clause regarding a permanent move. Sources have told ESPN the two clubs had been waiting to find out if paperwork was completed in time.

Zinchenko has long been a depth piece at Arsenal, where he made just 15 appearances in the Premier League last season, most of which were from off the bench.

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The Ukraine international has not been in the matchday squad in any of Arsenal's three games so far this season.

He would join a Nottingham Forest side that are 10th in the Premier League heading into the September international break, having suffered a late 3-0 defeat to West Ham United on Sunday.