Oleksandr Zinchenko has been handed the no.35 shirt by Arsenal, according to a club shop leak.
Mikel Arteta’s third major signing of the summer has seen the club spend an initial £30million on the Ukrainian as he arrives from Manchester City, with the fee potentially rising to £32m.
The Gunners have already splashed the cash on Gabriel Jesus and Fabio Vieira this summer, plus deals for Marquinhos and Matt Turner, to take their spending above £100m.
Zinchenko’s arrival was confirmed on Friday and his shirt number has inadvertently been leaked by Arsenal Direct.
Confirmed: New signing Oleksandr Zinchenko will wear #35 at Arsenal, as listed on Arsenal Direct, briefly worn by Lucas Torreira this season, but previously of Gabriel Martinelli & Mohamed Elneny. #afc pic.twitter.com/nyVbCenWa8
— afcstuff (@afcstuff) July 22, 2022
He will wear the no.35, which was briefly worn by Lucas Torreira during pre-season, and has previously belonged to Gabriel Martinelli and Mohamed Elneny.
The lowest numbers free before his signing were No.12 and No.28, although William Saliba is also without a number at this point in time.
Fellow newboy Gabriel Jesus has been allotted the No.9 with Fabio Vieira taking No.21. Marquinhos will wear the No.27 shirt and back-up goalkeeper Turner is now No.30.
