Oleksandr Zinchenko | Joins Arsenal for £30m

[Alan Harper's Tash]

He was registered played one league game and then got suspended after he was charged. If we didn't register him for that then we would of been big trouble.

No, he wasn’t as the registration list is open until the end of the window.

He could have been replaced after he was suspended, so he was never part of our squads last season.

 

[RayCTID]

No, he wasn’t as the registration list is open until the end of the window.

He could have been replaced after he was suspended, so he was never part of our squads last season.

He was still registered for one game.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

He was still registered for one game.

In the period where squads aren’t finalised, yes.

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

Id be happy for zin and ake to stay .

 

[SWP's back]

Before the squads had to be registered, yes.

So you don’t think we went into the season with the intention to have 4 full backs?

 

[SWP's back]

You know second best behind Bill.

Liked by another guy who doesn’t show reasoning, just lives on their persona.

Would you like to show statistically how Cucurella wasn’t better offensively than Zinchenko last season too?

You’ve chosen the weirdest hill to die on here.

Let’s have a look at see how Cucurella does in this side then shall we. I expect he will play a great deal more than Zinchenko did last year, care to guess why he’d be likely to play more?

 

[citymad]

Be very disappointed to see Zinc leave. Great talent and like Ake has never let us down. He has been arguably the most improved player in the squad in recent seasons. Surprised Pep would consider letting a technically gifted player leave.

 

[penalty spot]

Be very disappointed to see Zinc leave. Great talent and like Ake has never let us down. He has been arguably the most improved player in the squad in recent seasons. Surprised Pep would consider letting a technically gifted player leave.

Too many people on here only see his positive performances.
When he's up against a decent player he's out of his depth.
His wages and transfer fee acknowledge his true worth
A good utility player.

 

[Coatigan]

You know who wasn’t in the squads last year.

Neither was Aguero. We struggled more at the back than at the front, both were make do for a season situations imo, that the club would address this season.

I agree with him, Cucurella in addition to Zinchenko. Should Zinch leave, another FB in, I can't see us going with 3 again.

 

[Pollocksheader]

Want him to stay. For me he changed that Villa game. Watford at home aside though he’d been poor when played last season. Don’t want him to go though, great squad player but if he was to go a couple more need coming in for me, can’t lose this many in one window.

 

[razman]

Id be happy for zin and ake to stay .

100%, would still really hope both stay as well.

But if they are both chasing minutes and IF we hopefully get Cucurella, Zini's minutes maybe reduced further, so it's understandable.

Personally, its too many changes but there is still time in the transfer window to get the suitable replacements in.

 

[richards30]

Seen the fee is rumored to be an asking price of £35m? Big profit if he goes and maybe again he’s another who has asked to go?

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

You’ve chosen the weirdest hill to die on here.

Let’s have a look at see how Cucurella does in this side then shall we. I expect he will play a great deal more than Zinchenko did last year, care to guess why he’d be likely to play more?

I addressed this yesterday. He may well be better than OZ, especially defensively, but his offensive stats last season are not as good per 90 mins as OZ.

This was the only point I was making.

If we spend £50m on him, I suspect he will play more than OZ, if he is still here.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

So you don’t think we went into the season with the intention to have 4 full backs?

If we did, we could have bought BM’s replacement the day he was suspended. The market was still open.

 

[DeBlueLou]

 

[leo_city]

Well damn, good luck to Zinchenko I guess. Wasn't expecting that.

 

[richards30]

ah shite :-( £35m is good money though and another huge profit on what we paid for him.

 

[Blue Smarties]

Big chunk of change considering his initial fee. Hopefully means we can top up the offer to Brighton.

 

[houraisen]

very disappointed.
We must accelerate Cucurella deal.

 

[BlueDejong]

£35m what a great deal....