Girona explain why Tsygankov missed Arsenal friendly

Girona lost 1-4 to Arsenal in a preseason friendly at home on August 1, and the scoreline was not the only notable storyline. Viktor Tsygankov sat out the match, and the Catalan club later confirmed he was unavailable because he is still recovering. Girona also listed Yaser Asprilla, Portu and Ivan Morante as players continuing their recovery, with the hope they can be available for future friendlies. There was still Ukrainian involvement on the night. Vladyslav Vanat started and made way for Oleksandr Pishchur in the 61st minute, while Vladyslav Krapyvtsov replaced Paulo Gassaniga in goal at the same point. The update comes as transfer speculation around Tsygankov continues to swirl.