Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Tete moved to English Leicester.

On the signing of a contract with a 22-year-old Brazilian "

The English Premier League club has loaned the player until the end of the season. " I've already seen the stadium - it's great. I can imagine what the atmosphere will be like with a lot of fans in the stands. I hope they enjoy my game. I want to score a lot of goals and give assists,"

Recall that in 2019 Tete moved to Shakhtar from the Brazilian Gremio for 15 million euros.. The Brazilian winger made 108 appearances for the Pitmen, scoring 31 goals and providing 15 assists..

After the start of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine, he suspended the contract with the Donetsk team thanks to the new FIFA transfer rule, which allowed legionnaires from the UPL, as well as the Russian Championship, to unilaterally suspend agreements with their clubs.

At the end of March 2022, Tete moved on loan to the French Lyon, for which he played 30 matches, scoring 8 goals and 10 assists..

Note that Tete's contract with the Pitmen is valid until December 2023. The Donetsk club risks losing a player for free, the transfer fee of which is estimated at 25 million euros.

Recall, Shakhtar is appealing against the decision of CAS, which rejected the claim of the Donetsk club against FIFA in the case of compensation for damage caused by the introduction of a special transfer rule by the organization in connection with the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine.