According to Shakhtar’s sporting director, the transfer period at the club will begin in December
Sports director Shakhtar Darijo Srna commented on transfer rumors that the Miners are showing interest in the midfielder Alexandria And Ukrainian national team to Ivan Kalyuzhny.
“Interest in Kalyuzhny? No, our transfer period begins in December. I think there will be both buying and selling. We are looking at a couple of positions and will analyze them after the last match with Polesie [15 декабря]. I won’t talk about personalities. There are a couple of positions where we look at the future. If it works out, we’ll take it; if it doesn’t work out, we won’t take anyone and we’ll move on in the same way.”
Ivan Kalyuzhny became a player in Alexandria in February 2021, and since the spring of 2022 he has been regularly loaned out. The midfielder managed to play for the Icelandic Keflafik, the Indian Kerala Blasters, as well as for LNZ. Before that, Ivan played in Ukraine for Dynamo-2, Rukh and Metalist 1925.
This season, 26-year-old Kalyuzhny is one of the leaders in Alexandria. He has one goal in 13 matches in all tournaments for Ruslan Rotan’s team.
In October, Kalyuzhny became the 299th football player to take to the field in the uniform of the Ukrainian national team. The footballer made his debut in the national team – head coach Sergei Rebrov entrusted him with a place in the starting lineup for the match of the 3rd round of the Nations League against Georgia (1:0). Since then, the midfielder has taken part in four matches for the Ukrainian national team.
Shakhtar continues to be third in the UPL standings – four points separate it from Alexandria, and six points from the leading Dynamo.
On Wednesday, November 27, the Miners will play in the fifth round of the 2024/25 Champions League – they will face PSV away. Then, on December 1, Marino Pusic’s team will face a Ukrainian championship match against Rukh.
Source: Sportarena
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