Shakhtar’s leader also announced his desire to play at the 2024 Olympics
Midfielder Shakhtar And Ukrainian national team Georgy Sudakov spoke about his football progress, and also shared his expectations for the upcoming European Championship 2024.
“I have changed radically: if then [на Евро-2020] I went simply as a rotation person, now I’m already going as the main football player. I expect some high level of play from myself, and I should expect a high level from the national team. But we can’t talk about any specific result.”
“When you go to such a tournament, you don’t need separate motivation. Now our country is in such a situation that every game for the national team – there is no point in talking about anything at all. When you put on the national team’s T-shirt, it’s already incredible emotions and incredible motivation.”
“Will I feel pressure because of a possible transfer? I haven’t encountered this yet.”
The 21-year-old footballer also admitted that he “wants and dreams” of playing at the 2024 Olympics.
Sudakov played 34 matches for Shakhtar in all competitions of the 2023/24 season, scored 10 goals and provided six assists. As part of the Ukrainian national team in the qualifying round for the 2024 European Championship, Georgy became one of the key performers: he played in every match from the first minutes, and was replaced only in three out of ten cases. In total, he has one goal and three assists in 14 matches for the national team.
Over the past months, there has been talk about the midfielder’s possible move to a top championship. In February, Shakhtar officially extended the contract with Sudakov. The new agreement is valid until December 31, 2028. The clause of the 21-year-old football player’s contract is 150 million euros.
In March, Georgy said that in the winter, Shakhtar received offers from Juventus and Napoli. It was also reported that the midfielder’s entourage is in talks with Manchester City, Liverpool, Barcelona and Bayern.
Not long ago, Chelsea and Tottenham held negotiations with George’s representatives. Shakhtar CEO Sergei Palkin stated that Sudakov would definitely move to a top European club in the summer. According to the latest information, the Miners want to sell Sudakov after Euro 2024 and expect to get about 70 million euros for him.
Shakhtar achieved the “golden double”, winning the UPL and the Ukrainian Cup. Ukraine will play in Quartet E with Slovakia, Romania and Belgium at Euro 2024. The continental championship will be held in Germany from June 14 to July 14.
Source: Sportarena
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