Girondins de Bordeaux’s Ukrainian midfielder Danylo Ignatenko, who was able to join part of his family in recent days, acknowledged this Friday “having thought” of taking up arms to defend his country against the Russian invasion.
“Of course I thought about it,” he said. “If I thought that would have helped my country, I would have, but unfortunately this situation is going to last for a while and the best thing I can do is continue playing football,” added the 24-year-old on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk. .
“I try not to watch the news, I focus on football,” he confessed. Ignatenko admits to having considered following the lead of world heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk and Sheriff Tiraspol’s trainer Yurit Vernydub, and returning to fight.
The midfielder broke down in tears during training two weeks ago, when the Russian invasion began.
However, his morale soared, thanks to the help of Bordeaux to get part of his family out of Ukraine. His relatives are now living with the player.
Ignatenko will turn 25 on Sunday, the date on which he hopes to fulfill a “child’s dream”, playing in the Parc des Princes against Paris SG.
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Source: Eluniverso
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