General Director of the Donetsk club spoke about the summer transfer campaign and responded to criticism of Karavaev’s transfer.

Shakhtar General Director Sergiy Palkin has opened his bags for the start of the summer off-season, speaking about personnel changes in the team, the transfer policy of the club and the transfer of Oleksandr Karavaev.

According to the official, after a busy season, the team took an hour to make repairs, but the work on the transfer market continues without pause.

“We played 52 matches, the season has been long and rewarding, so it’s important to say goodbye. At the same time, our work on the transfer market is not slowing down. As you know, we extended the contracts with Lassina Traore and Marlon Santos, signed Bruninho and Gleiker Mendoza, and returned to the club our Vihovanets - confirmed Oleksandr Karavaev. I don’t include that there will be more transfers, I’m working on it.”.

Okremo Palkin stopped at the exit of Yukhim Hemp, who decided to continue his career in Borussia Monchengladbach.

" We thank you for contributing to the team’s results and for winning trophies. They presented a new contract to you, but they moved to Borussia (Monchengladbach). We respect your decision.

If they found out that he was going to leave the club, they didn’t put him on the bench, didn’t send him to train with the youth team, didn’t create any pressure. We put ourselves in front of the grave, and we, with our own black, having taken a place in the main warehouse, put our money into the field and helped us achieve the championship. The people are subject to contractual obligations, they are not in slavery, and we are certainly not in the stone world - and it is important to always remember. We have long ago realized Shakhtar is not a “golden cage”. You know Anatoly Trubin, Georgy Sudakov, Oleksandr Zubkov, Mikhailo Mudryk, Danilo Sikan, Kevin. These football players helped us achieve results, and now they wanted to try themselves in another championship, and we have no right to stream them.

Yukhim has already civilized Shakhtar, and I suspect that the Bundeslisa will continue to progress and reduce satisfaction with football. We wish you success in your future career."

Kerivnik also explained to the club how the negotiations took place prior to Karavaev’s return.

“It’s awkward, even if you’re a member of our Academy, Shakhtar knows, and we are well aware of Oleksandr’s abilities. Once it became clear that Hemp was taking over the club, we began the search for a suitable replacement.

With Karavaev, we entered into negotiations according to the rules, if less than six months were left until the completion of the contract. Before the speech, having read that they were calling us, they stole the gravel, lured him away. This is an absolute beacon, as there is nothing useful in action. We have been civilized with respect to all norms and ethics in both cases - both Hemp and Karavaev.

In fact, Karavaev’s passage to us is similar to the passage of Hemp to us. In both cases, the citizens themselves praised the decision to change the club. I am glad that we have achieved homeownership and check it out at the polls. Of course, there is serious competition for Vinisius in the position of right winger."

Palkin reconfirms that the completed defense can force competition on the right flank of defense.

“We honor Igor Surkis, but we have our own philosophy, our own way, our own style of play and our own understanding of the development of the club. We believe the idea is in power and will continue to develop. The President of the club, Rinat Akhmetov, has said more than once, and I will repeat his words: for us, a patriot is not the obligation of the one who was born and worked in Ukraine, but the one who works for the good of Ukraine.

We are a Ukrainian club, and since foreign football players are ready to come to us, we understand that they can strengthen the team and create competition for our citizens. And you will destroy us before. Those who have different approaches to us from Dynamo are absolutely normal. Football is not only a confrontation between teams and leaders, but a struggle of ideas. “We believe we have our own idea,” Palkin said..

It was previously reported that Shakhtar had made a proposal for the young talent of Sao Paulo.