Ajax have confirmed the signing of Arsenal left-back and Ukraine international Oleksandr Zinchenko, who has signed a short-term contract in Amsterdam.
Zinchenko, 31, leaves Arsenal three-and-a-half years after arriving from Manchester City in a 35-million-euro deal. Since 2022, Zinchenko made 91 appearances for Arsenal, scoring three goals along the way.
The 75-time Ukrainian international spent the last six months on loan at Nottingham Forest, where Zinchenko made just five Premier League appearances.
In Amsterdam, Zinchenko has put pen to paper under a six-month contract that will allow technical director Jordi Cruyff, who starts his job on February 1st, to assess the left-back's value and the club's finances again in the summerZinchenko, 31, leaves Arsenal three-and-a-half years after arriving from Manchester City in a 35-million-euro deal. Since 2022, Zinchenko made 91 appearances for Arsenal, scoring three goals along the way.
The 75-time Ukrainian international spent the last six months on loan at Nottingham Forest, where Zinchenko made just five Premier League appearances.
In Amsterdam, Zinchenko has put pen to paper under a six-month contract that will allow technical director Jordi Cruyff, who starts his job on February 1st, to assess the left-back's value and the club's finances again in the summer.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT:
Zinchenko was born on December 15, 1996, in Radomyšl, Ukraine. In his native country, he went through the youth academy of Shakhtar Donetsk. Halfway through the 2015/2016 season, he left for Russia and made his professional debut with the club FK Ufa. In the summer of 2016, he made the switch to the English Premier League and signed a contract with Manchester City. With the exception of the 2016/2017 season, in which he played for PSV on loan in the Netherlands, the Ukrainian represented the shirt of the English top club until mid-2022. Then followed a transfer to Arsenal, the club that loaned him out to Nottingham Forest for the past six months.
Director of Football Marijn Beuker: "With Oleksandr, we are bringing in an experienced player who will give us an immediate quality boost in the hunt for UEFA Champions League football. As a left back, he is tactically strong, brings defensive stability and fits in perfectly with our way of playing. Oleksandr has proven in the Premier League that in addition to his defensive qualities, he can also play an important role in building up and breaking through lines. We are therefore very pleased that he will strengthen our selection until at least the summer."