Due to the Russian invasion, the Donetsk club was forced to sell its players to other teams.
Shakhtar spoke about how Russia’s aggression had affected the club’s transfer policy. According to football assistant director Carlo Nicolini, management is forced to sell their players because they do not want to play in a war -torn country.
The functionary confirmed in an interview with Tuttomercatoweb the sale of Pitmen midfielder Marcos Antonio to Roman Lazio. And he complained to the publication that due to the Russian invasion, the football player was released at a cost five times less than planned.
“Marcos Antonio has a 2-year-old daughter, which he was very worried about after the start of the war. To cross the border and go home, the coach had to give him money, because there was he only had credit cards, but they didn’t work.
He came to Ukraine to play football, but ended up at the center of a global battle. Now Marcos Antonio has moved to Lazio, which has made a big blow: 8 million euros is not enough, because when we got him, we thought we would sell 40 million, ”Nicolini said.
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Source: korrespondent
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