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title: "Manchester City: Fans fume over Pep Guardiola stance on Oleksandr Zinchenko"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/man-city-fans-fume-guardiola-transfer-stance-zinchenko/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Emilio Galantini"
section: "Manchester City Football Club"
published: "2020-10-03T12:15:46Z"
modified: "2020-10-03T12:15:46Z"
---

# Manchester City: Fans fume over Pep Guardiola stance on Oleksandr Zinchenko

**Speaking at a [press conference](https://www.si.com/soccer/manchestercity/transfer-rumours/pep-guardiola-claims-defender-is-set-to-stay-at-the-club-despite-rumours-of-a-departure) following Manchester City’s 3-0 win over Burnley in the Carabao Cup last 16, manager Pep Guardiola put an end to rumours linking makeshift defender Oleksandr Zinchenko with a move away, going on to confirm that he will stay at the Etihad Stadium.**

Zinchenko, who has found game-time in his usual left-back slot [difficult to come by](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/273257/History/Oleksandr-Zinchenko) recently, with both Benjamin Mendy and Joao Cancelo [seemingly preferred,](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/manchester-city/leistungsdaten/verein/281) has also struggled with [on-and-off fitness issues.](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/oleksandr-zinchenko/verletzungen/spieler/203853)

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The Ukrainian, a regular at full-back over City’s 2018/19 Premier League-winning campaign, starting nearly [half the matches](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/273257/History/Oleksandr-Zinchenko) in that season, was tipped with a move to Barcelona to free up squad space for [reported transfer target Nicolas Tagliafico](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/09/29/offloading-oleksandr-zinchenko-key-manchester-city-bid-ajaxs/) of Ajax.

Now, with Guardiola confirming that Zinchenko is still a part of his plans, some supporters are not too happy considering that it may well affect the Sky Blues’ ability to land another star defender.

Blasting the ‘[very disappointing](https://twitter.com/nickydavis42/status/1311993400082796550?s=21)‘ news on social media, these City supporters flocked to Twitter to have their say over a crucial development – you can find all of the best comments below.

> Pep has gone absolutely mad.. We should dispatch zinchenko anyhow..
>
> — LITTLE CITEH (@ankicool5) [October 2, 2020](https://twitter.com/ankicool5/status/1311857849463496704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Very disappointing
>
> — Nick davis (@Nickydavis42) [October 2, 2020](https://twitter.com/Nickydavis42/status/1311993400082796550?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> How? We don’t have a good LB
>
> — #FreeMessi (@Azzero1245) [October 2, 2020](https://twitter.com/Azzero1245/status/1311838583377059841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> No Zinchenko go so we can sign Tagliafico.
>
> — James (@JMC\_OfficiaI) [October 2, 2020](https://twitter.com/JMC_OfficiaI/status/1311835900415012865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Oh no [pic.twitter.com/PDwu1zyfzJ](https://t.co/PDwu1zyfzJ)
>
> — Adam🦈🇧🇼 (@VersatileFerran) [October 2, 2020](https://twitter.com/VersatileFerran/status/1311837255967875072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Better for him to go and better for us to sign natural LB. That’s the one and only truth.
>
> — jaco (@jaco49864428) [October 2, 2020](https://twitter.com/jaco49864428/status/1311836132922068992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***City fans, is it time for Zinchenko to seek a move away from Eastlands? Have your say in the comments down below…***