Official: Oleksandr Zinchenko joins Arsenal
Oleksandr Zinchenko has joined Arsenal on a long-term contract from Manchester City.
The 25-year-old brings huge experience of the Premier League and international football to Mikel Arteta team, having made 128 appearances for Manchester City and playing 52 times for his country Ukraine.
Alex developed through the youth academy at Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk, moving to FC Ufa in Russia in 2015. After 31 appearances with FC Ufa, he signed for Manchester City in June 2016, spending the 2016/17 on loan at Dutch side PSV Eindhoven, before returning to City the following season.
Left-sided player Alex, who is comfortable operating in midfield and defence, has won both the Premier League and League Cup four times. He has also won the FA Cup once and played in the 2021 UEFA Champions League final.
Our 🆕 man...
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See you soon, Alex 😍 pic.twitter.com/Lg3hZrVp9i