Arsenal plan to accept offer for ‘unhappy’ Oleksandr Zinchenko – sources
Arsenal are open to selling Oleksandr Zinchenko in the upcoming summer transfer window, sources have told Football Insider.
Sources say the 27-year-old is “unhappy” at the Emirates Stadium after falling down the pecking order behind both Jakub Kiwior and Takehiro Tomiyasu.
It is believed Zinchenko wants regular first-team football moving forward.
Arsenal paid a reported initial fee of £30million plus £2million in add-ons to land the Ukraine international in 2022.
A well-placed source has told Football Insider that the Gunners want to recoup as much of that outlay as possible to sanction a deal.
It is believed the versatile defender is being monitored by multiple elite clubs, with Bayern Munich currently being strongly linked with a move for Zinchenko.
Arsenal want to recoup £30m Zinchenko fee this summer
The 27-year-old made 35 appearances across all competitions in the 2023-24 campaign but started in just 24 of those outings.
Zinchenko was not part of the starting lineup in any of the last six Premier League games of the season.
The left-footer, who won four Premier League titles at Man City, is under contract at Arsenal until June 2026.
2023 signing Jurrien Timber started this season at left-back before suffering a serious knee injury – and could reprise that role at the start of the 2024-25 campaign.
Arsenal finished second in the Premier League this term, two points behind Pep Guardiola’s Man City.
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