Shakhtar head coach Arda Turan highly appreciated the role of the club president Rinat Akhmetov in the development of the “Girniks”, saying that his team always preserves the power of football identity at the most difficult times.

“And one unspoken speech: Rinat Leonidovich as president of an unknown part of this club. This is the outer stone of Shakhtar, and not least in the context of Ukrainian football.

The Turkish leader noted that Shakhtar, having become the butt of an effective club model on the international stage, is working with young talents and recruiting foreign players from Ukrainian football players.

“I think that for the world of football, Shakhtar is an example of a unique organization: because the club finds talent in New America, in Brazil, invests in them, and then combines them with the Ukrainians.

Turan also drew a parallel between the Donetsk club and Barcelona, \u200b\u200bwhere they previously worked.

“I also respect that Shakhtar is one of the teams of the United Europe, which is dedicated to demonstrating football of the highest level. I think whose sense is similar to Barcelona. I already worked there, so I can tell. For me, there is nothing great for a football club, other than for the football culture.

Okremo the mentor praised Akhmetova for supporting the club in the minds of a full-scale war.

“As a football person, I would like to thank the president for those who have been creating all the necessary minds for 30 years now. Never mind the war, we have a wonderful organization.

Everything is necessary for us, nothing fails us, everything works day by day.

At the end of the day, Turan is encouraged that, in my opinion, football itself will lose its main element of emotion for President Shakhtar.

“I respect that people who live by emotions are always especially happy. Our president is like that. “And it seems to me that in Shakhtar I myself will know this emotional depth,” said the Turk.

Guess what, Turan is the longest-serving UPL coach for the 2025/26 season.