Shakhtar will appeal the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne (CAS) in the case against FIFA, said the general director of the Ukrainian club Serhiy Palkin.

" We will go to the Swiss Federal Court, to the European Commission, because we are sure that FIFA violated antitrust laws. If FIFA continues to use this rule at the end of the season, many of the players we have signed will have their contracts suspended and we will lose them for free..

As of June 2023, our damage will amount to 40 million euros. If FIFA continues to use this rule, they will increase to 70 million. Some players will break contracts and our losses will increase. We will also meet with the ECA (European Club Association) to create a series of documents that will allow us to win claims against FIFA,"

Recall that against the backdrop of Russia's military aggression and after permission from FIFA, many legionnaires left Shakhtar. In the first half of the current season, only Lassina Traore, Lukas Taylor and Neven Jurasek played for the foreign team. The last two came to the club after the start of the war.

The Ukrainian club argued that FIFA's decision to allow foreign players to unilaterally transfer to other clubs due to the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine led to significant economic losses, backing up the claim with a requirement to recover 50 million euros in compensation from the organization in their favor..

On January 13, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland decided that the complaint of the Donetsk team should be rejected.

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Earlier it was reported that Brazil refused to sell their talent to Shakhtar.