Player of Donetsk Shakhtar and national team of Ukraine Artem Bondarenko has every chance to continue his career in the championship of Saudi Arabia.

According to sports journalist Walid Said, the Al-Ahli local club is in the final stage of negotiations for the transfer of the 25-river hero. It appears that the parties are already as close as possible to achieving full homeownership, so official registration may begin in the near future.

An important factor in this transition is the figure of the head coach of the Saudi team - Al-Ahli likes Marino Pusic, who previously worked with Bondarenko at the Donetsk Shakhtar and knows well his capabilities.

Artem є vikhovanets krotiv. During the entire hour of appearances at the Girniki warehouse, the football manager played 169 matches, scoring 34 goals and providing 29 assists.

Together with Shakhtar Bondarenko became the champion of Ukraine four times, hoisted the Ukrainian Cup twice over his head and once won the Super Cup of Ukraine.

If it is officially closed, Bondarenko will become the only other Ukrainian football player in history who plays in the highest division of the Saudi Pro-League. The pioneer in this direction was the great goalkeeper of Dynamo Kiev Maxim Koval, who successfully captured the Al-Fateh colors from 2018 to 2022.