Oleksandr Zinchenko | Joins Arsenal for £30m

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

Cucurella is a downgrade compared to zinchenko, imo. Zinchenko has tactical flexibility. Cucurella would be very one dimensional. I am happy we have both. But we should not sacrifice one for another

Nah, they have and can both play 2/3 positions

 

[RayCTID]

I heard he's joining because Eric Garcia needs his boots cleaned.

Nah in Garcia's case his days are numbered when Kounde arrives

 

[Withnail]

Cucurella is a downgrade compared to zinchenko, imo. Zinchenko has tactical flexibility. Cucurella would be very one dimensional

Will be sorry to see Zin go, but Cucurella is a better lb than Zinchenko. His defensive and offensive stats from last season were very impressive and on a par with Robertson.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Will be sorry to see Zin go, but Cucurella is a better lb than Zinchenko. His defensive and offensive stats from last season were very impressive and on a par with Robertson.

No, they weren’t.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Personally I want Oleks to stay; he is a smashing bloke (I’ve met him a couple of times and he is as approachable and decent as he seems), a great ambassador for our club, and always gives everything. It’s also fair to see that he was a huge part of our second half renaissance against villa. But on the other hand is he good enough to be our starting left back, left winger/mid or midfielder, no, not in my opinion. I think that makes him a fantastic squad player and a brilliant bloke to have around. I doubt we are looking to move him on, but it’s not unrealistic to assume he may want to secure more regular football, and Pep has always been open about not standing in a player’s way should he wish to move in. So hopefully he stays but it’s understandable if he decides to move on and he would be badly missed in several levels, but probably not as a guaranteed regular starter.

 

[SWP's back]

This "he gets us" thing only exists in the heads of some of us fans.
These are professional footballers, the only thing they get is what is best for their careers and bank balances.
We've seen plenty of examples of this down the years.

Exactly.

 

[Phil1]

Maybe unpopular but the way the board has treated Zinchenko has been borderline disgraceful.

Not sure you grasp the meaning of 'borderline disgraceful'
The Internet does send some people silly.

 

[Delphinho]

I'm going to make a prediction.

- We sell Zinchenko and buy Cucurella.

- Cucurella and Walker establish themselves as the overwhelming first choice fullback pair.

- Cancelo starts sulking again and asks to leave for Real Madrid (who desperately need a new RB) in 2023.

- We're left with a hole in the squad that'll cost £40m to fill watching Zinchenko flourish at Arsenal and wondering why we let go of a player who is so dedicated and loves the club.

This. Wouldn`t sell Zinchenko no matter what. Love the guy to bits

 

[Rhapsody in Blue]

This would upset me way more than Gabby and Raz tbh. Probably he wants more game time and understandably so but he should be able to get it with us.

 

[Kilman]

Is Twitter dead or what !

 

[SWP's back]

I doubt that. He would get game time for sure.

He wouldn’t be leaving and he won’t leave unless he wants to. Same with Sterling and Jesus.

 

[SWP's back]

Cucurella is a downgrade compared to zinchenko, imo. Zinchenko has tactical flexibility. Cucurella would be very one dimensional. I am happy we have both. But we should not sacrifice one for another

Fucking hell. That’s enough internet for today.

 

[SWPISHOME]

Is Twitter dead or what !

Wishful thinking!

 

[willipp]

I love Zin and hope he stays, but he (as with Ake) seem to have morphed into some elite level starting first team players, which quite frankly neither are. Great squad players and capable of doing a job, but losing either (as long as they are replaced) is not going to be the underlying factor to any success or failure this season. Bring in a proper LB and let Zin cover and im happy.

 

[Withnail]

No, they weren’t.

They were in terms of chances created and tackles.

 

[Coatigan]

C'mon. We have money for Cucurella and Gvardiol. 47,5m£ Sterling, 25m£ Zinchenko, 45m£ Ake, it's 117,5M£, Gvardiol possibly 70M£ and Cucurella 50M£. I think both of them could join. Complete refreshment of the left side of the defense by two left-footed amazing players.

But still a FB short.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

They were in terms of chances created and tackles.

Specific areas? Ok.

As good as Robertson? Not as of yet.

 

[Woody135]

Zinchenko surely has to be around the £40m mark, Nothing less than that imo.

We dont pay him like hes a £40m player. Hard to tell him/his agent your value is £40m (same as Phillips) but we’re not offering a contract upgrade on your 20k a week wages when Phillips is signed on for £150k or whatever.

Its contradictory and either he deserves a wage improvement or a cheap transfer away

 

[Coatigan]

We will if someone tries to buy an intrinsic player that we want to keep (see Barca/Silva)

Let's see how that one plays out, I'm genuinely intrigued.

(if it ever actually begins)

 

[Withnail]

Specific areas? Ok.

As good as Robertson? Not as of yet.

I didn't say he was as good as Robertson yet, I just mentioned his stats were on a par with Robertson.