Ukrainian football player Oleksandr Zinchenko emotionally said goodbye to Manchester City.

\? great opportunity to be a small part of such an incredible club. I could not even dream that one day I would become a Manchester City player and Pep Guardiola would be my coach. It was unimaginable. It's a huge privilege. Every day I learned something from all of you.

You are all fantastic people.. Thank God I know you all personally. And of course I love you all very much.. You will always be in my heart. I'm sorry I can't hold back my tears because it comes from within. I wasn't ready for this day. But that's life and it goes on. I want to reiterate that I am grateful to everyone for what you have done for me and for my family during all this incredible time.. Thank you very much,"

Speech on video from 5. 07.

Recall that Zinchenko signed a contract with Arsenal until the summer of 2026, moving from Manchester City..

Oleksandr Zinchenko moved to Manchester City from Russian Ufa in 2016, after which he went on loan to PSV for one season. Since the end of 2017, the player began to play for the first team of the "

Together with the team of Pep Guardiola, the 25-year-old Ukrainian became a four-time champion of England and a finalist in the 2020/21 Champions League, and also won the FA Cup, the FA Super Cup and four Football League Cups. Zinchenko has 52 matches and 8 goals for the Ukrainian national team.

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Earlier it was reported that Zinchenko made his debut for Arsenal in a friendly match against Chelsea..