Oleksandr Zinchenko unsure over Arsenal future ahead of Mikel Arteta talks | OneFootball

Ukrainian will have one year left on his contract in the summer and is yet to hold discussions over a new deal

Mikel Arteta revealed this week he will hold talks with Zinchenko in the summer

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Oleksandr Zinchenko is unsure what his future at Arsenal holds - but has vowed to play wherever he is needed during the final part of this season.

Mikel Arteta revealed on Tuesday he will hold talks with the left-back in the summer, who was a target for Borussia Dortmund during the January transfer window.

Zinchenko has slipped down the pecking order at Arsenal and Wednesday against PSV was just his fifth start of the season.

Zinchenko started and scored against PSV on Wednesday

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“I don’t know yet to be honest,” he said, when asked about his future. “If I would know, I could tell [you]. It’s still a long way to go until the end of the season.

“I think we are at the stage and the most interesting period of the season, where every single game is a final and you never know what is going to happen in football.”

Zinchenko has spent his Arsenal career playing at left-back, but he started in midfield for the Gunners for the first time on Wednesday.

The 28-year-old has played there before - and does so for Ukraine - and he caught the eye by scoring Arsenal’s opening goal in the 2-2 draw with PSV.

Zinchenko is happy to play there, or anywhere else he is needed, if that is Arteta’s wish.

“Honestly, I am so happy to be part of this amazing club and team,” he said. “It is really a joy to be close to these guys.

“Whenever the team and head coach needs me, I am there. In any position they need me, I am there to help.

“Even if I will be in the stands, I will try to make an impact as much as I can, to push the others, just to hug someone, whatever! It is really a joy to be here.”

Zinchenko’s goal was his first for Arsenal this season, but he did not celebrate and has revealed that was due to his bond with PSV.

The left-back spent a season on loan there nearly a decade ago and the Dutch club left a lasting impression on him.

“For me, it was special to play against this side because, as I have said in the past, I didn’t play much there and I didn’t spend a lot of time there - but honestly that place, I really truly felt at home,” he said.

“The people, how much love I received over there…even when I left PSV and came back to City, I used to go back to that place to spend days off. It was really a special place for me. Good memories.”