Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Viktor Kovalenko may very soon move to Atalanta.

According to Sky Sport Italia, the Italian club is ready to pay a million euros for the 24-year-old footballer, so as not to wait for the summer of 2021 when he becomes a free agent..

According to Calcio Atalanta, the transition of the Ukrainian will take place on February 1. The transfer of Argentine midfielder Alejandro Gomez to Sevilla prompted the arrival of Kovalenko “Bergamasks”.

Now it is expected that Kovalenko will soon arrive in Italy for a medical examination and signing a contract.

True, Shakhtar's official website reported that Viktor went with the team to the second training camp in Turkey.

This season, Kovalenko has played 11 matches for the Pitmen in all tournaments, 4 goals scored.

Kovalenko had 30 matches for the Ukrainian national team, did not score goals.

Another Ukrainian midfielder, Ruslan Malinovskiy, is already playing for Atalanta.. His goal helped the Bergamascans reach the Italian Cup semi-finals.