This summer, Shakhtar did not make any acquisitions. The club intensified only by players who returned from the leases.

"We felt that there was no need for any radical changes to the club. In the strengthening of certain positions, there was no need. The guys who are now in the team, we were guaranteed that with them we can be strong. We do not need any specific strengthening. Let's take as an example any attacker: if he scores 10 goals per season - it will cost a huge amount of money. Looking at the reality in which the clubs are now, I do not think that this would be the best solution. We manage on our own, "- said Fonseca.

"I have not heard from the president that he does not want this, that now is not the best time. On the contrary, he is open to negotiations, and he always says that if something is needed, he will do everything to improve our composition. The simple question is that we with him and Sergey Palkin decided that now it is not worth buying players who will not be able to bring anything to our team. Therefore, we decided to stay with the forces that we have in our team ".

"Now we do not need new acquisitions, our team does not need anything new. It was decided that now we will not make any changes, and we will leave everything as it is. If you look at Manchester City, with whom we will soon meet - they invested in players over 200 million euros. Now we can not compare ourselves to these teams ".

"If you ask me, is it possible to strengthen competition in the team, I will answer" Yes, it is possible ". But you will have to go, take the best of the best, and it costs a very, very lot of money. It is clear that we do not currently have such opportunities as Man City and other grandees. I believe in my players, in the fact that they really can. The most important thing is to trust and believe, "Fonseca concluded..

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