Arsenal are ready to sell a first-team star for over £20 million less than what they paid for him.
With the North Londoners ready to pay over £100m for the likes of Benjamin Sesko and Martin Zubimendi in the coming weeks, according to reports, it appears that Arsenal are in a strong financial position when it comes to the transfer window.
But with any incoming sales helping to boost funds for additional squad players, new sporting director Andrea Berta is looking to recoup as much as he can from deadwood.
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The Gunners have a tricky history when it comes to selling high-profile players, with the likes of Mesut Ozil, Alexis Sanchez, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Nicolas Pepe, Alexandre Lacazette and Shkodran Mustafi all released on free transfers – when combined, they cost almost £300m.
While manager Mikel Arteta’s tenure has seen the odd contract termination, selling improved in N5 last summer, with generous fees received for the likes of Emile Smith Rowe, Eddie Nketiah and Aaron Ramsdale.
Despite spending £30m on Oleksandr Zinchenko from Manchester City just three seasons ago as per The Athletic, however, TuttoJuve have relayed the information that the Ukrainian has been offered to Lazio for as little as £8m.
The Eternal City outfit have just completed a move for Arsenal left-back Nuno Tavares but are said to be looking to spin the Portuguese for a profit, with the Gunners presenting Zinchenko as an affordable solution in the role – though Lazio are apparently uninterested in doing business.
FourFourTwo understands that Zinchenko’s specificity is a huge stumbling block to any potential suitors, since the 28-year-old is an inverted full-back, capable of dictating play from deep, but struggles in defensive duels.
Zinchenko played more as a no.8 towards the back end of last season in cameos, with the likes of Myles Lewis-Skelly, Riccardo Calafiori and even Kieran Tierney – whom Zinchenko was signed to replace – all featuring ahead of the Ukrainian in what appeared to be a terminal blow to his Gunners career.
Arsenal have very few assets to sell this summer, with the likes of Jorginho, Tierney and Thomas Partey all available on free transfers.
Zinchenko is worth just €20m, according to Transfermarkt.
