Arsenal star Oleksandr Zinchenko forced to close restaurant after one year as he puts it up for sale for £1.9m

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OLEKSANDR ZINCHENKO has suffered a kitchen nightmare – by having to close his new restaurant after just one year.The Arsenal star took the bold gamble to open a high-end eatery in Ukraine‘s capital Kyiv last summer.GettyOleksandr Zinchenko has had to close his restaurant after just one year[/caption]Instagram / @inchrestaurantInch in Kyiv was a bold plan by Zinchenko and his wife, Vlada[/caption]Instagram / @inchrestaurantIt was fitted out in a sports theme[/caption]Instagram / @inchrestaurantIt has shirts from Ronaldinho and other high-profile footballers on the wall[/caption]Instagram / @inchrestaurantBut it is now up for sale for £1.9m[/caption]Play Dream Team now!Play The Sun Dream Team ahead of the 2025/26 seasonFree to playOver £100,000 in total prize moneyPlay in Mini Leagues against your matesSubmit a team for Gameweek 1 to enter £5,000 prize drawPlay via Dream Team’s app or website today!Zinchenko and wife Vlada Sedan named the restaurant Inch, referencing his surname and the concept of slow progress.The former Manchester City left-back gave it a sports theme, decorating it with shirts from Ronaldinho and other high-profile footballers.But rumours about its future began to swirl before it closed its doors last month.Zinchenko, 31, has now put the business on the market with a £1.9million ($2.5m) price tag.The estate agents handling the sale announced its assets as: “Equipped kitchen, designer interior, favourable location.“Ready-made business with profit. Everything is included – equipment, brand, documents.”Kyiv has been subjected to air strikes since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.Zinchenko helped City serve up four Premier League titles, an FA Cup and four League Cups after arriving from Russian club Ufa in 2016.BEST ONLINE CASINOS – TOP SITES IN THE UKArsenal paid £30m for him in 2022.  He has since made 91 Gunners appearances, scoring three goals.