Dynamo President Igor Surkis commented on the return of star midfielder Andriy Yarmolenko to the Kiev club. The boss of the " He hopes that Andrey's experience and level of play will help the people of Kiev to achieve much better results in the new campaign than last season.. “First of all, I want to note that we were guided by the sports component of this transfer.. Last season, the team lacked the quality of the game and experience in attack, and Andriy, of course, is a very high-level player with vast experience of playing in different tournaments. Yarmolenko knows perfectly well how everything works in our club, he will not need time to adapt. We hope that Andrey's experience and level of play will help Dynamo take a step forward and the team will perform much better than last season.. Dynamo head coach Mircea Lucescu was one of the initiators of Andrei's return home and wanted this transfer to be carried out last winter. Due to circumstances beyond our control, the signing of the contract with Yarmolenko had to be postponed until the summer. I am sure that with Andrey we would have achieved much more in the second part of last season. But now everything is in our hands, the coaching staff has received one of the best Ukrainian football players who, with his game and experience, can help bring the team to a new qualitative level.. Also, let's not forget that there are many young talented players in Dynamo who will be able to progress faster when such a master trains and plays next to them.. This was also one of the factors in Andrei's return to Kyiv.. On my own behalf, I want to thank Yarmolenko for returning to his native country under such circumstances.. This is a strong decision by a strong player in difficult times for all of us.. I thank the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the opportunity to hold the championship of Ukraine, I thank everyone who helps our country in this terrible war. I am sure that Ukraine will win at the front, and our football will be able to progress and develop," Yarmolenko returned to Dynamo as a free agent, his contract with the Kiev team is for two years. In June, the captain of the Ukrainian national team left the Emirates " Yarmolenko played for Dynamo from 2007 to 2017. He made 340 appearances for the Blues in all competitions, scoring 137 goals and providing 90 assists.. In the summer of 2017, Andrei moved from Dynamo to Borussia Dortmund for 25 million euros..

From the summer of 2018, he defended the colors of London's West Ham, and in July 2022 he joined Al Ain, where he played under the leadership of Sergei Rebrov. Yarmolenko made 33 appearances for Al Ain in all competitions last season, scoring 12 goals and providing four assists.. Recall that Dynamo finished the UPL-2022/23 only in fourth place and will play next season in the Conference League qualification. " This happened for the first time in 2014, when the team was led by Oleg Blokhin.