Taras Mikhalik: "Mykolenko's example shows that you can play in England"

Ex-defender of Dynamo Kyiv Taras Mikhalik commented on reports about the transfer of defender Mykola Matvienko from Shakhtar to Brighton.

- Matvienko is a good defender, whose capabilities De Zerby knows. It would be a good option for him to go somewhere, especially to the Premier League. Even if it's average, the level of the championship is sky-high. Let it be average, but the level. The Premier League, I think, is the strongest championship. The example of Mikolenko shows that it is possible to play there. Then everything depends on his desire, he wants - he does not want. 20 million? If such amounts appear, then Nikolai is taken in order to play.

I like how Matvienko interacts with Zabarny. This is the strongest pair of centerbacks in Ukraine, I think. But this is a national team, but I still don’t understand how the club will replace a versatile defender in the prime of life,” Mihalik said.