Shakhtar CEO Sergey Palkin commented on the failure of Taras Stepanenko's transfer to Crystal Palace.

Ukrainian midfielder Shakhtar Taras Stepanenko had an offer from Crystal Palace on the last day of the transfer window, but still stayed in Shakhtar.

"To make such proposals and conclude such transactions at the last moment - not seriously. We only had time to read their proposal. We did not plan to buy or sell serious players, and doing this at the last minute would not be right.

What happened with Stepanenko and Crystal Palace, I believe that even if we were satisfied with their proposal, we would simply not have managed to make this deal.

It seems that Crystal Palace just at the last moment wanted to "patch up a hole" in its composition with the help of Taras, "- said.