Arsenal refused to sign the Benfica defender in the summer for the sake of Zinchenko

Arsenal were looking at several players to strengthen their left flank last summer, according to journalist Fabrizio Romano.

Alexander Zinchenko

According to the source, Arsenal chose between Alex Grimaldo from Benfica and Oleksandr Zinchenko from Manchester City. As a result, the Londoners decided to invite the Ukrainian.

Recall that this season Zinchenko played 6 matches for Arsenal. Now the player is recovering from injury.