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Zinchenko to sign new long-term Man City deal after playing way back into Guardiola’s plans

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OLEKSANDR ZINCHENKO will ­follow Kyle Walker in ­committing his long-term future to Manchester City.

England right-back Walker, 29, yesterday signed a two-year extension to his £170,000-a-week deal, keeping him at the Etihad until 2024.

Zinchenko is set to be rewarded for his fine form with a new long-term contract
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Now fellow full-back Zinchenko is also set to sign on the dotted line in the next couple of days.

The 22-year-old Ukrainian will be handed a five-year deal and become City’s first-choice left-back, 12 months after he looked to be on his way out.

A £16million fee was agreed with Wolves in August but Zinchenko opted to fight for his place in Pep Guardiola’s team.

And the manager was so impressed he gave the thumbs-up to a vastly-improved deal, revealed by SunSport in March.

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He said the youngster, who actually signed as a midfielder in a bargain £1.7m deal from FC Ufa in 2016, had been “incredible” over the last season.

Walker has been rewarded for his form over the last two campaigns since moving from Tottenham in the summer of 2017.

The former Sheffield United man is believed to have been given a small wage increase on his £150k-a-week deal, as well as two extra years.

The £50m full-back said: “Playing for City has been everything I’d hoped it would be and more.

“It was an easy decision, I have improved hugely here. The club’s vision matches mine perfectly and I’m looking forward to the next five years.”

Director of football Txiki Begiristain added: “Kyle’s strength, speed and ability have been vital to us. He is a key member of the squad.”

City are making progress with their bid to bring Spanish left-back Angelino back to the Etihad in a £5.35m deal — just 12 months after selling him to PSV Eindhoven.

And the champions have signed Millwall winger Samuel Edozie, 16, for an initial fee of around £600,000, with add-ons taking the deal up to £2m.

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