{"id":16035,"date":"2026-02-17T09:11:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T09:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/16035\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T09:11:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T09:11:26","slug":"former-arsenal-star-oleksandr-zinchenko-suffers-potential-season-ending-knee-injury-on-ajax-debut-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/16035\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Arsenal star Oleksandr Zinchenko suffers potential season-ending knee injury on Ajax debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/8e34ba1c521214394e39e029042bc2cd.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Former Arsenal star Oleksandr Zinchenko suffered a season-ending knee injury on his Ajax debut.<\/p>\n<p>Zinchenko made 23 appearances for Mikel Arteta\u2019s side last term, before moving to Nottingham Forest last summer on a season-long loan.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>However, the deal was ended by mutual consent, and the defender joined the Eredivisie club.<\/p>\n<p>It is unknown whether Arsenal terminated his deal to allow him to join Ajax or whether he was sold, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/articles\/c0mk38lwm2jo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:no details regarding a transfer fee were;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">no details regarding a transfer fee were<\/a> disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>Zinchenko <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LentinGoodijk\/status\/2022752122425446883\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:took a huge pay cut;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">took a huge pay cut<\/a> to join the Dutch club to boost his chances of going to the World Cup with Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>The former Gunners star is in a race to be fit for the summer tournament after the injury blow last night.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The former Manchester City star joined Arsenal in July 2022, making 91 appearances in all competitions during his three seasons and weighing in with three goals and five assists.<\/p>\n<p>He was due to be out of contract at the end of this season before completing a move to Ajax.<\/p>\n<p>Zinchenko\u2019s departure to Forest <a href=\"https:\/\/arsenalnews.co.uk\/2025\/09\/05\/oleksandr-zinchenko-moving-to-nottingham-forest-did-slightly-surprise-people-at-arsenal\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:slightly surprised some people;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">slightly surprised some people<\/a> at Arsenal, as it was widely believed he would remain at the club until the campaign ended.<\/p>\n<p>He <a href=\"https:\/\/arsenalnews.co.uk\/2025\/08\/13\/arsenal-star-oleksandr-zinchenko-says-2024-25-was-easily-the-worst-season-he-has-ever-experienced-as-a-professional\/#google_vignette\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:claimed;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">claimed<\/a> last year that Arteta no longer believed in him following the emergence of Myles Lewis-Skelly, and an exit made sense for both parties.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners have impressed in his absence, with Riccardo Calafiori establishing himself as the first-choice left-back, while Jurrien Timber and Lewis-Skelly have provided cover.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former Arsenal star Oleksandr Zinchenko suffered a season-ending knee injury on his Ajax debut. 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