Quite like him but without the City set up he looks a little vulnerable for me.
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We can do better yo
Smh
Shit, Jackās a reliable one for City news, isnāt he?
Very interesting though thereās no article on it, maybe something he wants to keep on the down low?
Well, at least I hope so. 
Oh shit, itās up now.
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Arsenal is turning into the discount Man City before our very eyes.
If thatās the basis of Artetaās project then we should all be very concerned
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Yeha itās kinda the point where u realize that the dood has no clue what heās looking for so he just buys players heās familiar with. It will keep him afloat and in a job which is probably all he cares about tbh.
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Logic dictates that if we sign Cityās B team then we should have a team that will qualify for the CL amirite?
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Tbf, if weāre being honest here, heās probably a better left-back than Tierney and a better midfielder than Xhaka.
I guess thereās the worry of looking like youāre going after Cityās B team but then again Cityās B team rivals some of the top sides in the world. Weāre not talking about Chelseaās shitters here.
If you can pick and choose some of those players that can be utilized better and believe in then you donāt care about optics.
Case in point, Spurs signing two players from Juve in January that werenāt deemed good enough and Juve was desperate to move on. Initially, most people laughed at Spurs for those and thought Paratici and Conte were doing Juve a favour.
Well, what do you know? They turned out big moves for them and if someone is laughing here, theyāre laughing at Juve for not utilizing them better.
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This is a fair point but hasnāt been established Conte is a much better manager than Allegri?
Wouldnāt shock me that certain profiles would thrive under him.
Same dynamic doesnāt really exist between Pep and Arteta
I donāt think he has played midfield much for many years.
The simplest explanation for me is that weāre looking at him as an alternative to Hickey as the Tierney backup. Or to let him compete with Tierney for the job.
I just donāt really understand why he would come here, although maybe City is planning to buy a shiny new LB.
Itās not just to down to the mamager imo.
Bentancur showed glimpses in the past of a good player before growing stale at Juve and just getting lost in the shuffle with all the midfielders coming in. Kulusevski I always thought had untapped potential which is why I was so big on him when we were linked with a move for him. He would thrived here as well.
Sometimes a change of scenery and a little bit more spotlight and focus on you brings out the best in you.
So we went from signing Barcelona and Madrid rejects to signing Chelsea rejects and now City rejects?
If they think theyāre being clever trying to convert Zinchenko to a midfielder because they canāt secure the guy they wantā¦pshā¦ idk. Weāll obviously wait and see, but Iām not thrilled.
Yes, theyāre interested in Cucurella. But so are Chelsea according to Sun Exclusive yesterday so thereās gonna be a race for him.
Zinchenko plays in midfield for his country. If you remember, he got some spotlight in the Euros for Ukraine. Kinda carried them tbf.
I do remember people who havenāt watched him there before being shocked with how good he was on the role.
From what I have gathered from āallegedā City fans online(I donāt believe they actually exist), they always wanted him and KDB to play together in midfield. Zinchenko on the left and KDB on the right.
So heās the left 8 weāve been waiting for?
Heās certainly better than Xhaka.
The wording Jack uses though is interesting.
Purely my interpretation of his piece here so donāt take this as fact, I donāt get the vibe that weāre interested in him as a top signing but rather than a move to strengthen the squad.
The 25-year-old is viewed primarily as an asset to bolster Arsenalās midfield who could be utilised at left back when required.
I would hope we arenāt interested in him as a marquee signing but if City want 55m for a guy with one year left on his deal are they really going to give us discounts elsewhere?
No.
I think the likelihood of this move is actually very low. Contract till 2024, Pep likes him and even if he signs a new left back heāll still want Zinchenko around because of his versatility, especially now with Fernandinho and possibly Gundogan going.
Plus, heās on like 20k a week. He costs peanuts for City. Although, I think that might be what potentially turns his head if not addressed. Reckon he signs a new deal soon.
Zinchenko would be an incredibly astute signing. Heād immediately improve our depth and probably challenge for the first team in a number of positions.
I could imagine him being something like Milner for us, except with more mile left on the clock.
I also wouldnāt get too bogged down by the notion of signing City cast offs, it wasnāt that long ago that City got started by buying ours. Unfortunately weāre back at square one after near a decade of poor investment while they are one of the strongest squads in the entire game. We canāt emulate what they do pound for pound but if we can pick up a couple of gems like Zinchenko and Jesus then our squad will be better for it.
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Heās not of the required level to play as a CM and as a LB he is defensively suspect, it works for City as they dominate the ball to.the degree they do.
For us, however, it would not be the same.
Why donāt we actually go out and get a LB or someone who is a very good CM, itās a lazy signing in the extreme.
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Not to be a picky prat, but I want a proper midfielder, not a utility man.
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