Ray Parlour snubs Zinchenko and Jesus as he names shock Arsenal transfer signing of the season
RAY PARLOUR has named his candidate for Arsenal’s signing of the season – and it’s not Gabriel Jesus or Oleksandr Zinchenko.
The Gunners spent the 2022-23 campaign embroiled in a Premier League title race with eventual champions Manchester City.
Despite leading the table for over 90 per cent of the season, Mikel Arteta‘s side fell short with one game to play.
But Parlour, who made 447 appearances for Arsenal between 1992 and 2004, has praised the Gunners for their impressive effort.
In an interview with The Metro, the former midfielder hailed Bukayo Saka as Arsenal’s young player of the season, Martin Odegaard as the club’s player of the season, Gabriel Martinelli as the most improved player of the season and Ben White as the unsung hero.
But when naming his signing of the season, he opted for a shock candidate.
Parlour chose Jorginho, who joined the club in January, as his most favoured addition.
He said: “Jorginho has done a good job in midfield. He’s got good experience for the money [Arsenal paid].
“I’m going off the value of the players signed. Trossard has also been an excellent signing. Jesus leads the line very well.
“But probably for the money they spent and the experience they got, which they needed, as well as a back-up in midfield, I would go for Jorginho. For the last two or three games he has been really good.
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“You can’t buy experience. He knows what needs to be done to win trophies. Zinchenko has been excellent as well.”
Jorginho joined Arsenal in a £12million transfer from Chelsea on deadline day in January.
He has since made 16 appearances for the Gunners.