Kieran Tierney is facing an 'impossible' task of dislodging Oleksandr Zinchenko from the Arsenal team
That's the verdict of former Gunners and Manchester United star Mikael Silvestre who has hailed the former Manchester City star as a 'special player' and says the former Celtic ace will need to be patient and prove in training day in, day out that he deserves to play.
Transfer speculation continues to mount over the Scotland international with Newcastle United linked with a potential swoop for the left-back. The former Hoops star has found game-time hard to come by with his English Premier League minutes severely limited. He's featured in just NINE minutes in the last eight league outings with most of his game time coming in cup competitions or the Europa League this term.
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Arsenal are reported to be seeking the £25million fee they shelled out to Celtic in order to part ways with the defender - who may well taste some action this Thursday night in the Europa League against Sporting Lisbon with the 25-year-old playing in every group stage game. The return is next midweek and minutes under the belt would come as a major boost to Scotland boss Steve Clarke with his squad to face Cyprus and Spain named very soon.
Speaking to bettingexpert.com, Silvestre said: “Zinchenko is quite a special player. That’s what it is you have to compete with someone else who’s won the Premier League already with City and he’s doing well.
“So, you have to be patient. It doesn’t mean you just let go and wait. You have to prove in training every time that you deserve to play.
“But yes, it is difficult to get Zinchenko out of the team. It is pretty much impossible. That’s what it is, it’s just tough because of that.”
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