<p><strong>Oleksandr Zinchenko</strong> has signed for Arsenal, joining fellow former Manchester City player Gabriel Jesus in north London &#8211; but what are his fantasy football prospects?</p>
<p>In this article, we explore the Ukrainian&#8217;s suitability for Fantasy Premier League (FPL), Sky Fantasy Football, Telegraph Fantasy Football (TFF) and Sun Dream Team.</p>
<p>Check out our <strong><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/the-transfer-hub">Transfer Hub</a> </strong>for all the latest analysis of key Premier League signings, including Zinchenko&#8217;s new Arsenal teammates <strong>Fabio Viera </strong>and Jesus.</p>
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<h2>Zinchenko: The history</h2>
<p>Zinchenko joined Manchester City in 2016 from Russian side FC Ufa.</p>
<p>He spent the 2016/17 season on loan at Dutch side PSV, before returning to Manchester, making his City debut in October 2017.</p>
<p>He has never scored for City but has contributed seven Premier League assists in his time at the Etihad.</p>
<p>Four of those came in the 2021/22 season, when he made 15 appearances, five of which were from the bench.</p>
<p>On the international stage, where he tends to play in central midfield, he has scored eight goals in 52 games for Ukraine&#8217;s senior team.</p>
<div id="attachment_47489" style="width: 753px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-47489" class="wp-image-47489 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Zinchenko-signs.jpg" alt="" width="743" height="855" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Zinchenko-signs.jpg 743w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Zinchenko-signs-261x300.jpg 261w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Zinchenko-signs-610x702.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 743px) 100vw, 743px" /><p id="caption-attachment-47489" class="wp-caption-text">Zinchenko announcement. Source: Arsenal club Twitter account</p></div>
<h2><strong>Zinchenko &#8211; 2021/22 season statistics</strong></h2>
<p>The Ukrainian scored 59 FPL points in the 2021/22 season, playing a total of 1,044 minutes. This was 10 points short of his previous best return, which came in the 2020/21 season.</p>
<p>Game time has hampered him competing in points terms with the best defensive FPL assets. But when looking at his statistics per 90 minutes, the picture is slightly more encouraging.</p>
<p>Last season, he scored scored 5.09 FPL points per 90, ranking him 12th for defenders.</p>
<p>This was just ahead of Arsenal left-back <strong>Kieran Tierney (£5.0m)</strong>, who managed 4.97 per 90.</p>
<p>Zinchenko&#8217;s four assists in the time he had on the pitch saw him rank fourth for assists per 90 for defenders (0.34), behind <strong>Trent Alexander-Arnold</strong><strong> (£7.5m)</strong>, <strong>Andrew Robertson (£7.0m) </strong>and <strong>Reece James (£6.0m)</strong>.</p>
<p>And when it came to action in the final third, the 25-year-old was second for passes per 90 (30.65) behind former City teammate <strong>Joao Cancelo (£7.0m)</strong>. He had the highest pass completion percentage &#8211; 88% &#8211; in this area of the pitch for defenders.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-47461 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Zinchenko-2.png" alt="" width="897" height="731" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Zinchenko-2.png 897w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Zinchenko-2-300x244.png 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Zinchenko-2-768x626.png 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Zinchenko-2-610x497.png 610w" sizes="(max-width: 897px) 100vw, 897px" /></p>
<h2>Zinchenko: Where does he fit in at Arsenal?</h2>
<p>Manchester City primarily fielded Zinchenko as a left-back last season.</p>
<p>And if this is where Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta intends to play him, his competition will be primarily from <strong>Kieran Tierney (£5.0m)</strong> and <strong>Nuno Tavares (£4.5m</strong>).</p>
<p>Given Zinchenko&#8217;s experience and reported £32m transfer fee, fantasy managers can expect him to be above at least Tavares in the pecking order.</p>
<p>Tierney&#8217;s injury record also provides a strong likelihood of plenty of minutes for the Ukrainian. Tierney <a href="https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/kieran-tierney/verletzungen/spieler/300716">missed 13 games</a> last season, 16 the season before and 19 in 2019/20.</p>
<p>There is also the potential Zinchenko could play in central midfield. If so, his fantasy credentials could increase, benefiting from both clean-sheet points and added attacking threat.</p>
<p>After Arsenal confirmed the transfer on their <a href="https://www.arsenal.com/oleksandr-zinchenko-joins-arsenal-manchester-city-transfer">website</a>, Arteta noted Zinchenko&#8217;s versatility.</p>
<p>He said: &#8220;Alex is a high-quality player who will give us options and versatility.</p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not only about the positions he can play but as well, the versatility he will give us in attack and defence.</p>
<p>&#8220;Alex is a person with great human qualities and character, and I’m delighted that everyone has made this huge effort to bring Alex to the club.”</p>
<p>Keep an eye on our <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fpl-pre-season-guide-2022-23">pre-season guide</a> for clues as to how he will fit in as a Gunner.</p>
<h2>Zinchenko: Fantasy football prospects in Sky, Sun and TFF</h2>
<p>Zinchenko is listed as a defender in Sky, TFF and Sun, so the same out-of-position potential applies in these formats.</p>
<p>Bonus points are awarded for passes, shots and tackles in Sky, while midfielders gain points in TFF for tackles.</p>
<p>Sun uses WhoScored ratings to award points to players who are rated 7 or higher in a given match. Zinchenko&#8217;s average WhoScored rating last season was 7.05 in the Premier League.</p>
<p>In a high-possession City team, Zinchenko earned 25 bonus points in Sky for passing last season, five tackle bonus points and two points for shots on target.</p>
<p>If he plays regularly, he could offer value in all formats.</p>

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