Milan open Zinchenko talks – Footie Central

AC Milan have opened talks with Arsenal over a attainable switch for Ukrainian left-back Oleksandr Zinchenko.

The 28-year previous was signed from Manchester Metropolis in the summertime of 2022 for ₤32 million, and initially had a giant impact on how the Gunners performed, together with his means to invert into midfield, the place he performs for the nationwide facet.

Nevertheless, the defensive facet of his recreation was additionally his weakest space, and he has since been eclipsed by final summer season’s signing Riccardo Califiori and the emergence of Myles Lewis-Skelly.

And that noticed him diminished generally to fourth within the left-back pecking order final season, with Kieran Tierney additionally most popular forward of him.

Borussia Dortmund have additionally beforehand expressed an curiosity in signing him, however it’s Milan who’ve now made the primary transfer. Milan and Arsenal take pleasure in good relations and there may be hope on each side {that a} deal could be struck for a participant who has all the time given his finest in a Gunners’ shirt.

Andy is an exiled English soccer fan residing in Cyprus. He loves all sports activities however soccer is his abiding ardour, and he nonetheless has goals once in a while about scoring the successful objective in a Wembley Cup Closing, although his enjoying days are lengthy gone. He follows most main leagues, throughout Europe at the very least, and has a favoured group in every. When he’s not watching, listening, studying or downloading podcasts about soccer, he spend his time worrying about his beloved Arsenal.