Ukrainian national team and English Bournemouth footballer Ilya Zabarnyi refused to move to the French grand PSG.
This was reported by the journalist of the French publication L’Équipe Loic Tanzi.
Zabarnyi rejected the offer of PSG
According to the journalist, the reason for such a decision of the Ukrainian was the presence of Russian goalkeeper Matvey Safonov in the team.
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— Zabarnyi — an outstanding player, but he is Ukrainian. There is a Russian in the team. He said: “If Safonov stays in the team, I will not be able to come”. The central defender and the goalkeeper — are two positions that are extremely interconnected on the field. Zabarnyi understands that this will create significant problems for the team, — the journalist said.
The Parisians considered selling Safonov to sign the Ukrainian defender. But they changed their minds despite the fact that the team's head coach Luis Enrique wants Zabarnyi's transfer.
In addition to PSG, the media write about the interest in Zabarnyi from English top clubs, in particular Chelsea, Tottenham, Liverpool and Manchester City, as well as Real Madrid.
According to the Transfermarkt portal, Zabarnyi is the most expensive Ukrainian footballer with a market value of €38 million.
The media wrote that Bournemouth is open to offers of €60 million for the transfer of the Ukrainian, despite Ilya's contract with the Cherries until 2029 years.
