The head coach of the UAE “Al Ain” Sergey Rebrov commented on the rumors that in the summer he will lead the national team of Ukraine. At the end of February, the Ukrainian Football Association (UAF) announced the appointment of Ruslan Rotan as acting head coach of the Ukrainian national team.. At the same time, the UAF noted that the agreement with Rotan will be valid until the entry into force of the contract with Sergey Rebrov, with whom negotiations are ongoing.. " I am used to respecting my current obligations and the people with whom I am currently working. My contract expires at the end of June. Yes, the coach has the right to start negotiations at some point, but the main thing is that now I am still the head coach of Al Ain.. Therefore, I do not speak about anything that does not concern this club.. Moreover, the way they treat me here, I was not treated in any of the clubs where I worked before.. And therefore, on my part, the same attitude towards Al-Ain. I'm glad to work here. In short, now I'm focused on my work. Therefore, I did not give any comments about the Ukrainian national team.. When my contract ends, I will have the right to decide what to do next and with whom to cooperate.. Again, I have a valid contract. I will not deny the existence of various contacts, but now I am the head coach of Al Ain. And I can’t imagine how, under these circumstances, they associate me with the Ukrainian national team. Yes, I have never hidden my desire to work with the main team of our country. I still have this desire. But everything will be decided only after the end of my contract with Al Ain.. Moreover, everything depends not only on me, but also on the UAF, on the decision of the Congress of this organization. Heard about the decision of our football association to negotiate with me. I'm ready for it. I'll be ready when my contract with Al Ain expires. If I'm free by then. Now I have a desire to work with the Ukrainian national team, but we'll see what happens in June. I repeat, in this situation, everything depends not only on me," Kiev. ua. Rebrov became the head coach of Al Ain in the summer of 2021. Previously, he headed Dynamo Kiev, Al-Ahli from Saudi Arabia and the Hungarian Ferencvaros..

Under the leadership of the Ukrainian, Al-Ain won the UAE championship, ten points ahead of the nearest pursuer. Rebrov's team also won the UAE League Cup. In addition, the UAE Professional Football League recognized Rebrov as the best coach of the national championship in the 2021/22 season.. This season, Al Ain, for which the captain of the Ukrainian national team Andriy Yarmolenko has been playing since last summer, after 18 rounds takes third place in the UAE championship, two points behind the leader.