Arsenal ace Oleksandr Zinchenko opened up on his proposal to wife Vlada – and he’s pleaded with fans not to do what he did by proposing in his boxers, but jokes she had no choice as he’s Brad Pitt

Oleksandr Zinchenko has joked he proposed to his wife – who has been dubbed as the ‘world’s sexiest WAG’ – in his underwear, but she couldn’t say no as he’s the ‘Ukrainian Brad Pitt’.

Arsenal’s star tied the knot with Ukrainian Vlada Zinchenko in 2019 – and the happy couple have since started a family. However, even four years later, Zinchenko is still embarrassed about the way he popped the question.

Speaking to FootballersLives, Zinchenko said: “The way I proposed is the worst proposal ever, ever – it’s impossible, it’s so shameful. Of course, she did [said yes]. First of a

He continued: “Honestly I am going to regret all my life my proposal – the worst thing ever – it’s incredible.”

Zinchenko explained Ukraine had a home game against Portugal in a Euro 2020 qualifier – and he planned to propose to her in the post-match interview. However, he wanted to ask permission from Vlada’s parents beforehand.

“This idea is perfect – we won the game 2-1. My ring was in my bag and I wanted to do it. But I knew from growing up that before you propose to your favoured wife you have to ask permission from her parents.” Zinchenko added he didn’t have a chance to ask permission.

The Arsenal man said: “I would like to give advice to everyone who is planning to do the proposal, please don’t do it my way. I became crazy at the time. I went outside walking for a while, and bought a lot of flowers for her that morning.

“Why I did it in the apartment instead of anywhere else? It’s not the most important, but it’s important for the memory.”

Zinchenko was able to pull off his romantic gesture later – when he got down on one knee for Vlada inside the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv surrounded by flowers in the shape of a heart.

The Ukrainian full-back is looking to claim his fifth Premier League winners medal this season – and his first at Arsenal.

Zinchenko will be hoping to thwart his old side with City and Arsenal still to meet at the Etihad Stadium in the run-in.