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Wolverhampton Wanderers 'plotting new Oleksandr Zinchenko bid'

By Ben Knapton, Senior Reporter | 13 December 2020

Manchester City left-back Oleksandr Zinchenko, who has struggled for game time this season, is reportedly a January transfer target for Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Wolverhampton Wanderers are reportedly plotting a move for out-of-favour Manchester City left-back Oleksandr Zinchenko.

The Ukraine international has fallen down the pecking order under Pep Guardiola and is yet to start a Premier League game for the Citizens this term.

Benjamin Mendy and makeshift left-backs Joao Cancelo and Nathan Ake are all preferred to Zinchenko at the Etihad Stadium, with the 23-year-old restricted to three starts in the Champions League.

According to The Sun, Wolves are planning to try again for the left-back after he initially turned down a £19m move to Molineux in 2018, meaning that a January switch could be on the cards.

The report claims that Zinchenko rejected a transfer to the West Midlands as he was convinced that he would become Guardiola's first-choice left-back at City, and Napoli are also keeping a close eye on developments as Zinchenko struggles for a place in the Spaniard's starting lineup.

Zinchenko still has three-and-a-half years left to run on his current deal at the Etihad Stadium, where he has made 71 appearances in all competitions since arriving in 2016.