Oleksandr Zinchenko | Joins Arsenal for £30m

[cjn]

I see this as a great deal for all parties. We make a very nice profit on a player that didn't have a long term future with us, Wolves get a player with real potential and his head on straight for a fair price, and Zinchenko gets to start his career off proper at an ambitious club where if all goes well he could be one of their better players and maybe get a move somewhere else down the line. Good luck Oleks!

Hopefully this is a model we can use for the future. Promote a youth player or two, let them fill in if there is a need, and if they aren't quite up to standard, move them on in a year or two for the next. Good business.

 

[citytill1die84]

Hopefully a buy back clause is installed.

 

[Onlymcfc]

Sack a buyback clause, can we have first refusal on Neves ?

 

[typicalcity...]

Wasn’t quite the level we need. Decent player but thought he was very one dimensional in his play. All the best to him

 

[GBrannan]

Don’t think he is / was quite as good as people made out. Good signing for wolves and seems a nice lad.

I agree. He seemed to plateau after a few games to a level that was below what we need, even if he showed encouraging signs. The basic fundamentals are there, but it never seemed to consistently add up for me. We probably feel he could get there, but then again he might not. So £16m, most of which is profit, is a good result for all parties. For Wolves they’ve got a utility player for good money and we have a (better than expected) profit, which is all he was ever signed for.

This goes back to the point many posters make, that if we chuck a few of our young squad players in the first team a little more often, where 10 superior players are pulling for the youngster, we turn £1-2m into £12-20m sales profit.

Good luck to the lad. He should have a good career in professional football, probably better than he thought, after signing for City.

 

[dublinblue12]

Wonder what position he will play there?

 

[schfc6]

relying on Delph and mendy to stay fit then...

never thought he had longevity here, good luck to him

I reckon Luke Bolton gave good food for thought. Not as a left back, but offers full back cover. Laporte too. We can't conduct business based on who may get injured.

Think it's fair all round. We have to show we'll give players a chance, with him we did. We've progressed his career from £1m chancer to a £16m Prem player. He's set for life. He's a great argument for how City can further your career.

I really like the lad, the very best of luck to him.

His transfer would allow us to act quickly tomorrow if an opportunity arised, or very early in the new year if a player we like becomes available.

 

[Hereweagoagain]

I reckon Luke Bolton gave good food for thought. Not as a left back, but offers full back cover. Laporte too. We can't conduct business based on who may get injured.

Think it's fair all round. We have to show we'll give players a chance, with him we did. We've progressed his career from £1m chancer to a £16m Prem player. He's set for life. He's a great argument for how City can further your career.

I really like the lad, the very best of luck to him.

His transfer would allow us to act quickly tomorrow if an opportunity arised, or very early in the new year if a player we like becomes available.

 

[Hereweagoagain]

I’d keep him. Firstly a very good footballer, secondly a great attitude, thirdly looks like he’s the type that would/wants to improve and fourthly hasn’t yet played in his favored attacking position...
Not to mention he’s really entertaining when presenting MOM to a team-mate....

 

[St.Pauli support]

Wonder what position he will play there?

Indeed.
And I think it's good for his development to leave the comfort zone surrounded by top players and show his quality on HIS position, whatever it is.

City have enough and better versatile players and he needs to play regularly.
Good luck Oleks and see you soon!

 

[pudge]

Maybe he will follow him,silver lining and all ;)

If they line up with Zinchenko at LB and Traore at RB, he'll wank himself into a coma.

Subsequently missing them getting tonked 5 or 6.

 

[hihosilva]

Been saying for a while now Wolves will have a good season. Top half me thinks.

 

[kaz7]

If they line up with Zinchenko at LB and Traore at RB, he'll wank himself into a coma.

Subsequently missing them getting tonked 5 or 6.

Lol true

 

[nickamon]

Don’t think he is / was quite as good as people made out. Good signing for wolves and seems a nice lad.

Simply this. C'mon fellas, I like him as a character and all but he's nothing special.

 

[bumbleblue]

Has he gone then?

 

[cleavers]

Has he gone then?

Rumours suggest medical tomorrow.

 

[WesthoughtonJohn]

Wonder what position he will play there?

Goalkeeper.

Apparently Pep saw something in him and gave it a go in training.

Seriously though, wish him all the best if he finalises the deal. Didn't do much wrong when we needed him, but as others said may be just below where we are now

 

[taleofbluehalves]

I know we only paid about £1.5 m for him but £16m seems cheap now.

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

If he leaves, he goes as Premier League winner, and well deserved, too.

Good luck to the lad.

 

[MarsLlama]

Just watch us sell Zinchenko to Wolves when our left backs are an injury-prone young Frenchman and an injury-prone central midfielder.