The player will participate in the club’s charity tour.
Ukrainian footballer Yaroslav Rakitskiy will soon arrive at the training camp of Donetsk Shakhtar in Turkey.
The 32-year-old defender played for the Pitmen from 2006 to 2019, then moved to Zenit St. Louis. Petersburg. After the entire Russian invasion of Ukraine, Rakitskiy ended his contract with the Russian club.
Yaroslav’s return to the Donetsk club has already been confirmed by Shakhtar sports director Darijo Srna, who also spoke about the arrival of other players at the Pitmen location.
“Some of Shakhtar’s legionnaires signed contracts with other clubs, some said they wouldn’t come. I’m fine with that, they did a lot for Shakhtar. It was their decision, I respect him. Maybe I don’t agree with him, but I respect him.
Marlon will probably arrive on April 17. Probably Solomon and Fernando too. We are waiting for our former player and Shakhtar legend Rakitskiy to play with us. We will make a great Ukrainian team that will represent Ukraine, ”Srna said in the air. FOOTBALL NEWS.
The Donetsk team was preceded by a charity tour in support of Ukraine.
It was previously reported that Yaroslav Rakitskiy played in a friendly match for Metalist.
Source: korrespondent
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