Arsenal on Friday evening confirmed the signing of Manchester City midfielder cum left back Oleksandr Zinchenko for a fee in the region of £30million.
The Ukraine captain had worked with Mikel Arteta when the latter was the assistant manager whilst at Manchester City under Pep Guardiola.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelThe Gunners have raided City this summer with the acquisition of striker Gabriel Jesus for £45million.
Zinchenko was seemingly Arsenal’s backup plan after their efforts to sign Ajax’s Lisandro Martinez proved unsuccessful as the Argentine preferred Manchester United where he will reunite with former head coach Eric ten Hag
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
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