There has not been such a footballer in the league before. Hit. There were formalities

The service wrote on Thursday night that he could become a footballer. And on Twitter also user BuckarooBanzai, who is well versed in Ukrainian football. “His agents are talking to the club from Krakow. The matter is to be clarified by Saturday at the latest. Probably a free transfer. I talked about him a few days ago with former scout chief of Shakhtar Jose Boto – he is still a great player. His problems with the game were due to several things . Injuries that kept coming back and the coaches’ lack of trust in 100% “- wrote BuckarooBanzai.

Konoplanka is already in Krakow! He is undergoing medical tests

inform that Konoplanka arrived in Krakow on Thursday evening, and only medical tests, which pass on Friday, separate him from signing the contract. If their results are good, the 32-year-old will become Cracovia’s first winter acquisition.

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And it will undoubtedly be a real transfer hit. Even if we only look at this season and only at the fact that Konoplanka played only two matches. Both in August, in qualifying for and later suffering from injuries. After them, he did not return to the warehouse. Also because coach Roberto De Zerbi did not see a place for him and now gave Konoplanka a free hand in search of a new club.

Konoplanka in Szachtaar earned EUR 1.5 million for the season

Moving to Cracovia, according to WP Sportowe Fakty, Konoplanka significantly lowered its financial expectations. In Szachtaar, he earned 1.5 million euros for the season. In Krakow, the best-paid footballers earn around a million but zlotys a year. The website does not say how much the 86-time Ukrainian representative will earn in the Ekstraklasa, but informs that he could not sign a contract with another Ukrainian club now, because such a condition was set by Shakhtar, with whom Konoplanka had a six-month contract.

Konoplanka turned 32 in September. During his rich career, the winger was recognized as the best footballer of Ukraine twice. In the 2015/2016 season with Sevilla and won the Europa League, he also made several dozen matches in La Liga and Bundesliga (Schalke). However, recent years have been getting worse for him and he has been regressing significantly from year to year.