On August 20th, we carried a report from Mundo Deportivo, who claimed Real Betis are interested in signing Oleksandr Zinchenko on a permanent transfer and are ready to include a buyback clause as a part of the deal.
Today’s edition of Spanish newspaper AS suggests the La Liga club have accelerated their efforts in landing the 21-year-old, who can play as a midfielder and left-back.
Quique Setién has the services of Junior on the left side of the defence and his side are looking to bring in a player for that position and Betis vice president Lorenzo Serra Ferrer is keen on bringing a competitor this week.
The Ukrainian international has emerged as a target last week and the Premier League winners are ready to allow him to go out on loan so that he can have an experience of playing in a league that is competitive and of more importance. There may need to be final talks on the nature of a move. 
For Betis to bring Zinchenko to the club, they need a ‘yes’ from the player and should he agree to join the Spanish side, they will then speed up the process to complete the deal.
