Fulham are readying a £10m move for Arsenal’s out-of-favour Ukrainian international Oleksandr Zinchenko, according to The Sun.
The former Manchester City man appears to on his way out of the Emirates this summer having fallen down Mikel Arteta’s pecking order. The 28 year-old, converted from an attacking midfielder to a left back by Pep Guardiola during his spell with Manchester City, made just 28 appearances for the Gunners last season and wants more regular football to retain his international place ahead of next summer’s World Cup.
Fulham are long-term admirers of Zinchenko, whom they tried to sign from City themselves, and Marco Silva sees the Radomyshl native as a talented operator across a number of positions. The four-time Premier League winner is settled in London and is believed to be interested in moving to Craven Cottage like Bernd Leno, Alex Iwobi and Emile Smith Rowe. The Sun suggests that the Whites could face competition from the likes of AC Milan, Ajax and Borussia Dortmund.
Zinchenko has scored twelve goals in 73 senior caps for his country, whom he has represented at three consecutive European Championships. A surprise £1.7m signing from Ufa by Manchester City in July 2016, he made 128 appearances under Guardiola and was part of the City side that reached the 2021 Champions’ League final.
Not bad for that prise good left foot can cover for Robinson and play midfield or even on wing
Can we afford his wages. Must be on a good screw at Arsenal. He’s about the age that we always sign.
Good punt if his wages are not stratospheric.
Rumoured to be on 150k a week which isnt that bad considering the club he is at? It could fall into our wage structure albeit is at the top end!
Only fear is that it is another player on the older side.
As an individual player it is a good option, good quality played at a consistently high level. At some point in the not to distant future however we will have a squad made up of mostly 30 y.o where a major shake up will be needed unless of course Marco thinks he has a vast array of young talent coming through that he plans to utilise. Chance would be a fine thing!!
At the start of his Arsenal career he was good. A bit concerned about his motivation now if he moved from City to Arsenal and couldn’t really make it work.
It’s a risk as reflected in the price, and 10m seems like a good price as you should get at least 2 good years out of him still!
Cover for Robinson but more likely to play further up what does that say to Sess’s chances of more football. At the end of last year he was almost 1st on the team sheet and Goals per minute were very high. Interesting thoughts for where we are going.