According to the Daily Mail, Chelsea have joined Everton and West Ham in the pursuit of Manchester City defender Oleksandr Zinchenko this summer, making him the third City player on our list after Raheem Sterling and Nathan Aké.
In the classic style of rumors, the report covers all the basics, with the headline saying we’re “driving conversations,” the summary saying “we’re considering a move,” and the actual article adding that we’ve added Zinchenko our “transfer wish list” and we are “interested” in bringing him to the club, but it is “uncertain” that we are actually moving forward. Literally anything is possible. Oh, and City are also “in no hurry” to expel Zinchenko from the club, despite his relative lack of involvement.
Closing the gap with City by signing their dismissals may not be the most effective or successful way to achieve this, so hopefully all of this is just idle speculation. Since joining City from PSV Eindhoven in 2016, Zinchenko has made 128 appearances in all competitions, but only 76 in the Premier League, failing to even surpass the 1,500-minute mark in league play in any ‘these four seasons.
His versatility would be useful, especially if Marcos Alonso and Emerson leave as expected, but unless the 25-year-old discovers a new level in his game, it would only be a complement to the squad, the kind of signing we should to be. we seek to avoid and use our own production prospects.