Oleksandr Zinchenko | Joins Arsenal for £30m

[mj1991]

Every player wants to play. Imagine his game time when Cucurella would come? Cucurella is a specialist LB and defensively better than Zinchenko. It's natural that the player would consider a move if the club wants to buy an LB specialist. As I said before, we have more talented players in midfield than Zinchenko and IMO he doesn't have enough quality to play as a starting midfielder at City, especially against top sides. People love him, because of his personality, but maybe the player wants to play more?

 

[Saddleworth2]

Arteta should get over this fetish of signing Mancity players. His job is on the line next season and he's hoping City or Pep would bail him out.

Don't think its a fetish when he has worked closely with these lads and understands just what they are capable of.

Zinchenko would do a great job in a possession based team (which Arsenal are). Arteta knows how rigorous our recruitment process is and just what good characters Gabby and Zin are. Any Premier league side would be lucky to have them. I would do exactly the same in his shoes.

 

[Thaksinssoldier]

Lads if anyone thinks Zinchenko is going to go anywhere near a team with recent links to Usmanov you’ve another thing coming to ya.

 

[DeBlueLou]

Going to Arsenal apparently.

City are being weird here by not totally strengthening when the squad is thin

 

[Didsbury Dave]

City are being weird here by not totally strengthening when the squad is thin

They aren’t. They’ve got all summer.

 

[DeBlueLou]

They aren’t. They’ve got all summer.

I rate our youngster but not that much. Hopefully City goes for two fullbacks then? Because like we’ve seen this season, three fullbacks isn’t enough.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

I rate our youngster but not that much. Hopefully City goes for two fullbacks then? Because like we’ve seen this season, three fullbacks isn’t enough.

I don’t know but I’m sure we’ve got it covered. Remember Zinchenko is a midfielder who fills in, like Delph did.

 

[DeBlueLou]

I don’t know but I’m sure we’ve got it covered. Remember Zinchenko is a midfielder who fills in, like Delph did.

Oh yeah I agree but we will need another fullback. Zinny could’ve been useful at both fullback and midfield

 

[Tony - MCFC]

I rate our youngster but not that much. Hopefully City goes for two fullbacks then? Because like we’ve seen this season, three fullbacks isn’t enough.

Like we’ve seen…
Just won the title didn’t we.

 

[Scottyboi]

Would be sad if he left for another prem team tbh, clearly loves the club and will do a good job in midfield for Arsenal. But he really isn't the answer to our left back problem even though he has done his best filling in for a few seasons now.

If we sign Cucarella and sell Zinny to cover most of the fee I will have to get over it I guess!