Oleksandr Zinchenko was tipped to leave Arsenal this summer (Photo: Getty)Oleksandr Zinchenko looks set to stay put at Arsenal this summer after switching to his preferred squad number. Mikel Arteta made signing a left-sided defender a priority this summer, with £42million arrival Riccardo Calafiori expected to displace Zinchenko in the starting XI. But it would appear that is far from the case, with Arsenal announcing on Tuesday that Zinchenko had selected a new squad number ahead of the 2024/25 season. ‘The number 17 is a very special number to me. No other Gunners player has changed number this year, with new signing Calafiori donning the No.33.

Source: Metro August 06, 2024 17:46 UTC