Ruslan Malinovsky: “Before my transfer to Italy, Shevchenko said that I needed to learn Italian”

Midfielder of the Ukrainian national team Ruslan Malinovsky spoke in an interview with Fantastic Football about a conversation with Andriy Shevchenko before moving to Serie A.

“When he moved to the Italian championship, he said a few words to me about the championship. He said that I had to make a lot of progress in tactical terms, understand team actions. Of course, learn Italian. This is very important in Italy because communication. They also have such a character that they are very fond of talking, so communication is very important. He said that this is a very strong championship and wished all the best,” said Malinovsky.