Zubkov's agent Vadim Shabliy announced the signing of a new player's contract with the miners on his Instagram page.

The new agreement of the 20-year-old pupil of Shakhtar with the club is designed for 5 years, until the summer of 2022.

"The signing of the contract with Alexander says that the leadership of Donetsk Shakhtar and the coaching staff believe in him. For our part, we wish the football player to prove his game, that he can become a player of the starting line-up of the orange-and-black, "wrote Chablis.

In the active Zubkov 8 matches in the Shakhtar last season, the head striker did not score.