To your attention an excerpt from a big interview of Shakhtar CEO Sergey Palkin for Football. Ua about the team leaders - Marlos and Tyson.

In the course of the season, rumors linked Tyson and Marlos with different clubs. According to Sergei Palkin, both players feel good in Shakhtar.

"To be honest, there have never been any questions as to whether they are happy in Shakhtar. Moreover, they always said that they are very good in the team. This is very important for Brazilians. When they say they are happy, any domestic issues are leveled out. With this there were no problems. Concerning the fact that clubs from different countries, including Chinese, appeared, everyone understood that there remained half a year of the contract, "Palkin said..

"In case of Tyson's departure, one football player was considered. But now this process is in sluggish mode. The football player, whom we considered for this position, is very talented and promising. If he came to our club, I think in a year would be no worse than Tyson! ", Shakhtar general director told about an unnamed candidate.

The full version of the interview with the Director General of Shakhtar Sergey Palkin, which our well-known Ukrainian journalist, Victor Vacko helped us to make, read on Friday, June 9.