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The head doctor of the Ukraine national team Roman Zholobailiuk spoke about the injury of the national team defender Vitaliy Mykolenko, which he received in the friendly match with Moldova the day before yesterday (4:0).

"The most important thing I want to say is that it's the other leg. But the injury is quite interesting. It's not an ankle injury, it's a foot injury. There is such an interesting joint there, which in medicine is called "lisfranca". This is the area that Mikolenko has injured.

We will be able to talk about the extent of the damage and the terms of Vitali's rehabilitation only after today (Wednesday - ed.) we will have an MRI. A day earlier, thank God, after a CT scan, which mainly evaluates the condition of the bone system, no bone pathology was found.

The worst that we could assume was not confirmed. We will be able to say something more specifically only after a full examination," Zholobailiuk said in a commentary to the UAF press service.

Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz is close to joining Juventus Turin, according to football insider Fabrizio Romano.

According to the source, Juventus is ready to exchange Weston McKennie and Samuel Ayling-Junior for Douglas Luiz, and pay another £17 million for this football barter. Negotiations on the personal contracts of all three players are currently underway. Interestingly, the sale of Douglas Luiz will allow Aston Villa to comply with the rules of financial fair play.

Everton center back Jarrad Bruntwait attracted the attention of top clubs with his confident performance last season.

According to talkSPORT, Manchester United is interested in the 21-year-old's services. However, the Red Devils are not satisfied with the price tag of 70 million pounds, which the Toffees want to receive for the player.

Old Trafford is changing its approach to transfers and does not want to overpay for players, as the club has done many times before.

Our club, together with the Surkis Brothers Foundation, continues to help the Ukrainian army, children, and various foundations and organizations in this difficult time for our country.

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Fenerbahçe head coach Jose Mourinho shared his opinion on the next Ballon d'Or winner.

Who will win the Ballon d'Or? I believe Vinicius Junior will win it," the Portuguese told TNT Sports.

The 2024 Ballon d'Or awards ceremony will take place on October 28. The list of nominees will be announced on September 4.

"Juventus has announced on its official website the appointment of Bologna coach Thiago Motta as the team's head coach.

The agreement is valid until June 2027. The salary of the Italian specialist will be 3.5 million euros per season plus bonuses that can reach 5 million euros.

"I am very excited to start a new chapter at the helm of such a great club as Juventus. I thank the owners and the management, who can be confident in my ambition to continue flying the Juventus flag and delighting the fans," commented Motta.

Odessa Chornomorets announced the signing of two experienced footballers - Dynamo Kyiv pupil, goalkeeper Artur Rudko and former Shakhtar Donetsk defender Bohdan Butko.

Nothing is reported about the details of the agreements.

We would like to add that Rudko's last team was Shakhtar Donetsk, where he moved to last year, while Butko has been playing for Zorya Luhansk since 2022.

According to TaToTake, Dynamo Kyiv has agreed on the transfer of Colombian defender Brian Ceballos. The capital club has agreed with Brazilian Fortaleza (which owns the rights to the player) on the transfer fee and agreed on the terms of a personal contract with the player. On June 21, Ceballos will arrive in Kyiv for a medical examination.

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Napoli's new head coach Antonio Conte has already begun planning a project with president Aurelio De Laurentiis.

The 54-year-old coach agreed to the inevitable sale of Viktor Osimhen. At the same time, the coach would not want to lose Hvicha Kvaratskhelia, who is now on the way to signing a new long-term contract in the capital of Campania.

According to Alfredo Pedulla, Conte spoke with Juventus striker Federico Chiesa, convincing the player to join Napoli this summer.

At the same time, Conte is trying to dissuade Partenopei captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo from joining the Old Lady, but the 30-year-old right-back seems to have made up his mind, and sources claim that he has already agreed on terms with the Turin club.

Ukrainian coach Ruslan Kostyshyn talks about the Moldova-Ukraine friendly and the prospects of the Blue and Yellows for Euro 2024.

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According to the UAF's official website, almost all of the Ukrainian national team players arrived in Germany today healthy.

The only player who currently needs to be examined and treated is Vitaliy Mykolenko. Yesterday, immediately after the game, Ukrainian national team doctor Vitaliy Kiliyan went with the defender to the Chisinau city emergency hospital. It is worth noting the attention with which the medical staff of the clinic treated the football guests: a computed tomography scan was performed in just half an hour and free of charge! The national team is grateful to the city emergency hospital for such important help and support.

Upon arrival in Germany, Vitaliy Mykolenko will undergo an MRI for a more detailed examination, which will determine the timing and tactics of treatment.

According to Sport.UA, Chornomorets' debt to the team members is three months old. The club has not paid not only for April and May of this year, but has not yet paid the salary for June 2023.

In addition, Chornomorets also owes two bonuses from last year - for the first part of the 2023/24 season. It is possible that financial troubles may become one of the main barriers to potential newcomers' desire to join the Odesa club.

The day before, the now ex-Chornomorets goalkeeper Oleh Bilyk, who joined Veres Rivne, told the media that he had not yet received the money stipulated in his contract for April-May. This player joined the Odesa team in the third decade of June last year.