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Lewis Pangratiou

Oleksandr Zinchenko explains how his love for Arsenal nearly got him 'sacked' in hilarious story

Oleksandr Zinchenko has admitted that his love for Arsenal nearly lost him his chance of making it with Shakhtar Donetsk's academy.

Somewhere in the Ukraine club's archives, there's a video of a 14-year-old Zinchenko showing off his skills, when someone asks him to speak about his dream. He replied by saying that his ultimate goal was to play for Arsenal.

He was approached by a Shakhtar official the following day, who informed the now Gunners defender that he needed to reshoot the video.

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