Dear Gooners, Zinchenko is a diamond. From a Manchester City fan

In the summer of 2017, Pablo Zabaleta joined West Ham on a free transfer from Manchester City and for weeks after Blues instructed their London counterparts via social media to treasure their new signing. He was not merely a warrior on the pitch, who played like we would play if blessed with ability and handed a shirt. He was a special person. A legend, no less.
Hammers supporters took the comments in good grace, as befitting mutual respect between the two fan-bases that dates back to the late Eighties, but of course, personal experience will always trump imparted information. They therefore accepted the exhortations and moved on, no doubt still believing their club had recruited a very good right-back who was sadly on the decline, but a player who nevertheless would always give everything and more on the pitch. That was the summation of their excitement towards the move: that he had the traits required to become a fan favourite, one who would stand shoulder to shoulder alongside their other fan favourites.
Three years later Zabaleta left East London. A legend, no less.
A similar situation is unfolding during this present transfer window, with Arsenal fans understandably delighted at the signing of Oleksandr Zinchenko and focusing their satisfaction regarding the switch on his footballing attributes. After all, the Ukrainian is a proven Premier League talent, whose versatility means he played 127 times at left-back for Manchester City but is typically deployed in a more advanced creative midfield role for his country.
The 25-year-old ? a player approaching his prime ? has won four league titles and participated in a Champions League final. Furthermore, he possesses a footballing degree from Pep University, his first, second and third nature always being to retain and cherish possession, and to this aim there are few defenders better at keeping composed and playing through a high press. His acumen down the left flank is especially welcomed, given that Kieran Tierney has missed chunks of each season since arriving from Celtic, the Scot blighted by successive injuries.
Lastly, but significantly, two years of his development was forged under Mikel Arteta, the Gunners boss knowing intimately what makes the player tick.
When all of this is factored in, his £30m fee starts to look like a genuine steal and rightfully, Gooners are very pleased with the transfer.
Yet, as with Zaba, there is infinitely more to appreciate in Zinchenko than what he produces on the pitch.
It is tempting to state that Oleksandr Zinchenko?s career has been propelled by resilience and the overcoming of adversity only then his back-story is marvelled at, and we acknowledge that this applies also to his whole life. 

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