Arsenal: 6 right-back transfer targets ahead of deadline

2. Dodo – Shakhtar Donetsk

Age: 22
Contract expiry: 2025
Rumoured fee: £30m

A Brazilian in Ukraine. A common feature of Shakhtar Donetsk’s recruitment policy, you have to give them credit where it is due as they repeatedly snap up brilliant talents from South America at cheap prices before selling them on for a profit.

Considering Bayern Munich have seen bids rejected in the past for – the most definitely not extinct – Dodo, his stock across Europe is high.

With superb technical ability and blistering pace, the attack-minded 22-year-old suits a side who want to see plenty of possession and adopt a high attacking line, something Arteta is more keen to implement this season. Dodo would immediately life the technical ceiling down the right hand side, a trait that has abandoned the current options in the squad.

He won’t come cheap though, something that given Arsenal’s expenditure already this summer will likely prove to be a stumbling block even with sales sanctioned between now and the end of the window.

Should the Ukrainian side not qualify for the Champions League, however, there may be room to negotiate.