On Friday, July 22, Ukrainian Oleksandr Zinchenko officially became a player in London's Arsenal.. The amount of his transfer from Manchester City was 30 million pounds (35 million euros), excluding possible bonuses. Oddly enough, the Russian "

This was told by the General Director of the Russian club Shamil Gazizov.

" Was the issue of compensation discussed with the Russian Football Union? Not. There is a law, it is interpreted and that's it. We will receive compensation. There may be a delay due to what is now. And everything else works,"

Zinchenko defended the colors of Ufa from February 2015 to July 2016. According to FIFA regulations, in the event of a player transferring to a new team, 5% of the transfer amount must be transferred to schools that educate a football player aged 12 to 23 years old, 0.25% of the amount is transferred for each year of upbringing between the ages of 12 and 15. 5% - annually at the age of 16-23.

Recall that Zinchenko signed a long-term contract with Arsenal. As part of the Gunners, Alexander will play under the leadership of 40-year-old Mikel Arteta. The Spaniard knows Zinchenko from his work at Manchester City, where he was an assistant to head coach Josep Guardiola.

The 25-year-old Ukrainian has already managed to “light up” at the initiation at Arsenal and made his debut training session at the London club.

Zinchenko moved to Manchester City in 2016, but was first loaned to the Dutch PSV, and made his debut for the "

As part of the " Together with Man City, Alexander won the Premier League and the English League Cup four times, as well as the FA Cup and the FA Super Cup once..

Zinchenko made 28 appearances for Manchester City in all competitions last season, scoring five assists..