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27.07.2022 - 19:29 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester City defender John Stones has sent a belated farewell message to Oleksandr Zinchenko after the Ukrainian left-back completed his transfer to Arsenal last week.
Zinchenko said an emotional goodbye to his City teammates in Houston last week after the two clubs agreed a fee of £30m, plus £2m in easily achievable add-ons. However, Stones was not present at the 25-year-old's farewell speech as he did not travel with the squad to the United States.
Stones, Phil Foden and Ilkay Gundogan did not meet US entry requirements, so joined the U23s' pre-season camp in Croatia.
On Monday Stones took to Instagram to send a heartfelt message to his former teammates, offering a glimpse into what made the 25-year-old such a popular figure inside the City dressing room.
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"Good luck in your new chapter my friend," Stones wrote. "Firstly, I will miss your terrible style and your bad dancing in the dressing room. We will miss an incredible person and friend from the team. Me and my family will miss you and yours. Keep being the person you are!
"I wish you nothing but happiness in your new adventures! See you on the pitch soon bro."
Zinchenko appears to be quickly settling into his new life after playing the opening 45 minutes of Arsenal's 4-0 friendly win against Chelsea on Sunday. The Ukrainian took up the left-back position as he often did at City, but was given license to drift into midfield by Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta.
"I need to adapt as soon as possible and I am already starting to feel my teammates really well and I am enjoying it here," Zinchenko said. "The quality here is unbelievable. There’s a lot of very good players and I realise how
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