For Dynamo Kyiv, the transfer of Artem Dovbik is the only possible option to strengthen the attack. And for the forward of the Ukrainian national team, moving to the capital is the best opportunity to continue his career.
Artem DovbikDynamo disaster with forwards
They have been talking about the strengthening of the Dynamo attack for more than one year. The match with Benfica and the previous matches of this season in the Champions League showed that Artem Besedin, let's say, does not give the team what is expected of him. Artem Dovbik in the current conditions can become a point reinforcement for Mircea Lucescu's team.
On the transfer market, the people of Kiev cannot find a productive striker in any way, and the school with the tradition of educating two owners of the Golden Ball will in no way prepare a worthy successor to Blokhin and Shevchenko. Yaremchuk was lost, and those who were betting on cannot realize themselves in any way. Probably the last strong forward for Dynamo was Mbokani, but due to the whims of his character, the African did not show himself in the team. Now the situation has only gotten worse. due to the war, Dynamo cannot actively work on the transfer market for all known reasons. Therefore, Lucescu needs to rely only on the existing players or look for reinforcements in Ukraine.
Besedin played very weak Champions League qualification matches against Fenerbahce and Sturm. The effectiveness of the Kiev striker was very low. Also in the last game against the Austrians, he became the culprit of an own goal. Perhaps he does a lot of rough work, but the striker is required to score goals.
Artem missed the first part of last season due to a serious injury. In the second, he played only in charity matches. Petrakov did not include him in the application for the World Cup and League of Nations play-offs. Probably, the reason is that Besedin has not yet gained condition. The game tone after a year without official matches is very low. It just takes time to improve the situation somehow.
Supryaga would get another chance after an unsuccessful trip to Italy. After all the problems in Sampdoria, there were hardly many who wanted to pay for Vladislav and fulfill his considerable personal contract. But it turned out that Supryaga could not play football due to an injury. Operation, and 3-4 months of downtime. Accordingly, in the first part of the season, the striker should not be counted on.
Lucescu has already taken Vanat to the winter training camp more than once. Vlad spent the first part of last season at Chornomorets. Gained experience in adult football. No one will deny the prospects and talents of a native of Khmelnytsky region, but today he cannot make a difference and loses the competition to Besedin. If you call things by their proper names, Vlad got a chance thanks to Dynamo's personnel problems. Lucescu needs quantity on the left flank and in attack. Wanat has more to work on. While it is difficult to call him a player in the team's starting lineup.
In place of the forward, Lucescu also uses Garmash. But this option is more to enhance the game. It is unlikely that Denis can be counted on as the main striker. Problems with discipline have not gone away. Dynamo need stability. Therefore, Garmash remains the role of a rotation player.
Lucescu formally enters the new season with three strikers, but each has its own problems. Besedin has not yet gotten into shape and is prone to injury. If something happens to Artyom, then a big problem arises. Vanat is just trying to gain a foothold in the first team. And Garmash is a very unstable player.
Krasnikov and Kucher are building a new Metalist in Dnipro
Sports club members are starting a new milestone in their lives. In the summer, the club not only changed its coach, but also received a new sports director. Now Oleksandr Kucher and Yevgeny Krasnikov rule the Dnipro.
Everything that was built during the time of Igor Jovicevich will be changed. Krasnikov and Kucher have their own view of football, they will build something like Metalist. And bet on foreigners. Players from Latin America occupy an important place in this philosophy. Even during the war, Krasnikov agrees on the crossings of the Brazilians and Argentines. If the team advances to the LE group, this trend will only intensify.
Dovbik's position in the club is not in doubt. Artem is a non-alternative striker for the Dnieper. There is not even a quantitative substitute for this position. Before the transfer window closes, Krasnikov will try to strengthen his attacking line.
The main variant on the surface is Matheus Peixoto. The Brazilian looked very good against the backdrop of the First League. He was credited with interest from Shakhtar. Now he plays on loan in his homeland until winter. Given that his contract still belongs to Metalist, and the bosses of the Kharkiv club are now working with Dnipro-1, Peixoto's transition to the camp of the Sports Club is very real in winter. It will be difficult to combine the same type of forwards in a team. Therefore, in winter, Artyom's departure may well occur.
A new team will be built in Dnipro, based on new principles with the prospect of fighting for the highest places in the near future. All this is very good, but it takes time. Latin American newcomers, players from Metalist, new coaching requirements, a new sports director. All this is very risky for the former leaders of the team. Now they need to start over and prove their ambitions. In the next six months, it is the best time for Dovbik to change teams. Artyom will leave against the backdrop of perestroika and his loss will not be so painful.
Dovbik needs stronger partners and an experienced coach to progress
There has already been a lot of talk about the interest in Dovbik from European clubs, but the matter never reaches the specifics. It is obvious that potential buyers are scared away by the amount of the transfer for a Ukrainian. The press called the amounts of 12-15 million euros, for which Dnipro-1 is ready to sell the attacker. In 2020, the “sport club members” spared money in order to buy out all the rights from Midtjylland. Therefore, 50 percent of the sale of Dovbik will go to Denmark. If the Dnipros sell Dovbik for 12 million, then only 6 will remain for them.
There are no great prerequisites for Dovbik's transition to a strong club and a championship for big money now. For the past six months, he has not had official matches at the club level. A year has already passed since the Euro and the winning goal for the Swedes. The Ukrainian team will not go to Qatar. There will be no new showcase. There remains hope for an exit and success in LE.
There is a feeling that Dovbik has already exhausted himself in Dnipro-1. He became the leader of the team, the top scorer of the unfinished season. There will be great expectations from him in the new season. Artem has to score. To progress further and reach a new level, we need stronger partners and a more experienced coach who will look at Dovbik differently.
Do not forget that Artem is already 25 years old. This is no longer a young player. We need to move somewhere. The third season in Dnipro is unlikely to change anything significantly. Moreover, now he already has the equator of the contract. With each transfer window, the duration of the transaction will decrease, which will affect the price.
Dovbik is a real reinforcement for Dynamo. He was already in the club's system last spring, so he must know Lucescu's requirements. In addition to the forward position, Artem can play on the wing. Immediately strengthen two problematic positions.
One of the strengths of Dynamo is the team. Everyone speaks the same language. Everyone has known each other for many years. Artem has already been in the Kiev camp and knows most of the Dynamo players by playing for the national team. His arrival will not be some kind of imbalance for the team. Artem will immediately join the team.
Igor Surkis is able to offer Dovbik good personal conditions. Hardly anyone will give more. This is very important for Artyom, because he is entering his best football years.
Lucescu is able to give the striker something new. Take it to the next level. So that Dovbik would really fight for the place of the main striker of the national team with Yaremchuk, and not be just an understudy.
Dnipro-1 needs to decide on the fate of Dovbik. It is unlikely that further progress is possible. Artem needs new challenges. If this summer Artyom was not bought as the top scorer of the unfinished season, then it will be even more difficult to do so in the future. Dovbik is not even the main striker of the Ukrainian national team, he is no longer a young player. Therefore, no one will pay a lot for such a football player. In winter, the transfer window is not so active. So we have to wait until next summer. Possible success in the UPL will not be an indicator, because the level of the championship will seriously drop. It remains only to hope for a successful performance in European competitions.
For the new leaders of Dnipro, it is necessary not only to successfully buy, but also to sell players. Out of the blue, we lost the leading defensive midfielder Ignatenko, who, under the leadership of Jovicevich, made the greatest progress. Yarmolyuk went to Brentford without becoming a stable player in the UPL (his contract was ending). The situation with the great talent Kivinda, who is not currently in the club, is not clear. If Dnepr-1 loses its players, then it should receive money for it.
In the situation with Dovbik, you should not pull when the situation comes to a corner. It would be good for Dnipro-1 to get 4-6 million euros for the striker. To do this, you need to sell it to Europe for 8-12 million or look for opportunities to leave Midtjylland with a nose. Here, the best option is to move to Dynamo Kiev. The owners of the club can agree among themselves on a formal lease for two seasons, so as not to pay big money to the Danes. This is a real opportunity to get more for a transfer and create a good reputation for yourself with a successful performance of a player in a new club. Moreover, there is no need to think about replacement. Peixoto will be available from the second part of the season. Just wait for winter...
Sergei TISHCHENKO
