Dovbyk and Zinchenko already sold and Vanat instead of Sudakov? Which clubs are fighting for Ukrainian footballers and will there be a large-scale transfer already this summer

The transfer window is in full swing, and Ukrainians are taking an important place there. Our representatives are breaking the lines, suddenly changing their residence and initiate intrigues one after another. Why do Ukrainian players leave Spain en masse? Will England be interested in our players? Will there be anyone from the UPL in Italy? OBOZ.UA tells everything.

Ukrainians are fleeing Spain

Artem Dovbyk is the main Ukrainian personality of this summer. He not only became the biggest disappointment at the Euros, but also surprised with his rejection of Atletico, fail with Roma and his own statements. For a month, we watched Girona demand money, and suddenly, in a week and a half, the situation changed dramatically - the forward moved to Italy. 33 million euros, and a five-year contract propelled the Ukrainian to become the most expensive purchases in the history of the club - he beat Mancini, Cristante and Spinazzola.

There are a lot of questions about this transfer, but the scales tipped in favor of Roma probably because it is easier to guarantee a place in the first team for the Ukrainian. Although in Madrid, Dovbyk would be playing in a familiar championship without the need for adaptation, language learning, and other minor factors. Artem himself said that he chose Roma as one of the biggest clubs in Italy and wants to do something interesting next season. Both future teammates and de Rossi himself complimented our player. Now let's see what happens.

Tsyhankov is not going to leave Girona yet: he changed his image and returned to individual training. And the team itself doesn't want to sell the winger despite significant interest from English and German clubs.

But Lunin is spoiling his own life: now he has become a problem for Real Madrid because he is accumulating uncertainty. On the one hand, he needs to leave because there is a ghostly prospect of playing only in the cups. On the other hand, Ancelotti can entrust the experienced goalkeeper with some important matches or even the Champions League. But the long wait for a decision from Andriy spoils the plans for the transfer window: they do not understand whether to count on Kepa, who is ready to continue to sit in reserve, if only in Real Madrid. Even Courtois joined the rumors: according to him, a goalkeeper like Lunin needs only the best. Reputable European publications also tend to believe that staying at the club will be the biggest mistake of his career. Arsenal, MU, Betis and Bayern Munich are among the contenders for the Ukrainian.

Italy is closely following UPL

Dovbyk's transfer is only the first step in the 'Ukrainization' of Serie A. At the beginning of August, there were 38 players in Italy with Ukrainian passports, three of them in the elite. However, whether this number will remain the same remains to be seen. Kovalenko, since he joined Empoli, has not been getting enough time and the team did not extend his loan. Viktor returned to Atalanta, but the midfielder did not even make it to the bench for the goods trainings. In this case, we are waiting for a new loan. There is also no understanding with Malinovskyi, Genoa are not going to sell him and seem to see him as a starter next season, although the center-half did not go to the training camp. There were no offers from the outside for either.

Meanwhile, Inter is interested in Vanat. It seems that the current Italian champion watched Kyiv's matches in the Champions League and appreciated how the striker joins the attack with forward passes. At least La Gazzetta dello Sport writes that Milan are actively monitoring the progress of the 22-year-old forward, and scouts have been watching games for a year. Even the preliminary cost is known - Dynamo can offer up to 15 million euros.

Almost everything is the same in England

There are 5 Ukrainians left in the English Premier League and there is no doubt about most of them. Zabarnyi is completing his recovery before the new season at Bournemouth, and Yarmoliuk is ready to take more part in Brentford's matches. Mykolenko is in question. Everton saw his performance in the last EPL and at the Euros for Ukraine. The club helped the player recover from injury and he is already actively playing in commercial games. But predators are not far away: Sky Sports writes that Napoli wants to take the defender, and Bayern Munich is interested in replacing Davis with him.

As for the two main stars, the transfer market is full of both rumors and criticism. The most expensive Ukrainian, Mudryk, has a long-term contract with Chelsea, and it would be both expensive and strange to terminate it right now. However, constant criticism for not playing as a team and being overconfident overwhelms every successful performance. It looks like a loan to Juventus is coming. This is also indicated by the potential purchase of Adeyemi, a direct competitor for the position. Mudryk backed up his move from Chelsea with a moment in the match against Real Madrid: he could have finished a solo pass but failed.

Zinchenko was told that Arsenal were not interested in him, just during the European Championships. The ugly story most likely affected the defender's performances for Ukraine. But the situation changed as quickly as it arose when Arteta entered the arena:

When everyone was already wooing him to join Bayern Munich, he suddenly became important in Arsenal defense and even got a new number. Even the top English sports media are not considering the possibility of a transfer from London now. However, the Munich team is not satisfied: several Ukrainians are their targets for this season and they can give a lot for Zinchenko - 45 million euros.

There are many of our players in France and Germany, but there is little benefit from it

As we have already noted, the Bundesliga is only interested or expresses interest. It takes many seasons before it comes to real steps. According to Transfermarkt, there are more than 400 Ukrainian players in Germany, but only 11 can be evaluated! And even when Ordets takes the lion's share of this amount (2.5 million euros), the rest together have 800 thousand. The most expensive is Borys Tashchyi (250 thousand). Thus, it turns out that only Ordets plays at Bochum, with thich he almost dropped out of the elite in the spring.

In France, the situation is similar: there is only Sobol, who jumps around on leases from Strasbourg. In the summer, there was a little hope: in the preseason, Eduard was actively used by the coach, and the Ukrainian played a full game against Freiburg. His contract is for another two years, and we want to believe that this season it will be a little more interesting to watch the French championship. As for any other players, this is a championship far from ours. There are only 8 Ukrainians who are far behind the regional leagues. As for the tops of League 1, the situation is the same: Ukrainians are not interested in them, and they are not interested in us.

But Ukrainians will be in Turkey

Batahov moved to Turkey as suddenly as the headline appeared. Zorya's main center back moved for 1.8 million euros. It seems that Trabzonspor was impressed by the player's performance at the Olympics and his contribution to the Luhansk team's result. He will become the first Ukrainian in the Super League this season. Shaparenko could also go there, but Dynamo's management stated that they prioritize the development of their players' skills, so they are ready to consider real offers for the midfielder only from the top championships.