Andriy had to flee his home because of the war in Ukraine and Zinchenko invited him along to train with the Man City team 💪 What a guy, he's made some great memories for the lad...👏
Oleksandr Zinchenko has invited a 10-year-old Ukrainian boy to train with him at Manchester City after the youngster was forced to flee his homeland following the Russian invasion.
Ukraine international Zinchenko, 25, posted a series of pictures to his Instagram on Monday of him training alongside aspiring footballer Andriy. The youngster is one of more than 19,500 Ukrainian refugees to have arrived in the UK since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February.Writing on Instagram, Zinchenko said:"This is Andriy. He is 10 years old. Today he is already safe.
"Like most Ukrainians, he and his family were forced to flee their homes because of the war. Another 75 days ago, this boy dreamed of becoming a footballer and trained carefree with his team.He added:"It hurts me a lot that because of the war in Russia, there are a lot of children like Andriy in Ukraine today. Deprived of childhood, and even worse - life.
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