Column by Serhiy Tyshchenko. There will be no transfer. Why Bushchan will become the "new Shovkovsky"

Dynamo and Ukraine goalkeeper Heorhiy Bushchan has changed his agent. The goalkeeper has been working for a long time with Ivan Pirozhenko and Sasha Yakovenko, who a few years ago became part of the large Italian company GG11 (one of the largest companies in Italy, which has a great influence in their homeland). Now Bushchan's interests will be represented by Vadym Shabliy's Ukrainian office ProStar.

Shabliy is an agent who is beneficial to Dynamo's management. He will never go against the will of the club. He is trusted because most players work with him. There will be no transfer lobby to make money. The status of Dynamo's number one and the national team is completely satisfactory for ProStar. Especially since Lunin and Trubin have other agents.

Bushchan reached his peak with Pirozhenko. He became the main goalkeeper for Dynamo and the Ukrainian national team. He played twice in the Champions League and defended the national team's goal at the Euros. He could claim to move to a leading championship. I believe that the optimal time was in the summer of 2021. When Zhora reached the quarterfinals of the Euros with the national team, and at the club level, the goalkeeper played in the 1/8 finals of the Europa League and passed the Champions League. The heyday for a footballer. He had the prospect of playing at a high level for at least 5 years. The agents of the time could not bring a status offer for Zhora that would suit Igor Surkis.

Given his performances for the national team and the club, Bushchan could not cost a penny. The sum of 10-15 million euros and a good club would have suited everyone. Dynamo had no problems with goalkeepers - experienced Denys Boyko and promising Ruslan Neshcheret. If necessary, they could pay attention to Dmytro Riznyk or Oleksandr Volynets.

Now it makes no sense to rush out. Bushchan actually missed the current season due to injuries. Accordingly, it is simply inappropriate to talk about any interest from teams from the leading championships. In May, George will be 29 years old. If he returns to his level and plays very well next season, he can hardly expect interest from big teams next summer. Signing a goalkeeper at the age of 30 for good money is not entirely logical. For big teams, Bushchan is unlikely to be interesting (they did not show much interest at the peak in 2021). It also doesn't make sense for springboard clubs to sign an injury-prone goalkeeper who is not young. In both cases, it's important that Zhora has only played for one club and has no international career. No one knows how quickly he will adapt. Only Turkey remains relevant. I don't know how interesting it will be for Bushchan.

So there is nothing left but to become the "new Oleksandr Shovkovsky". To return to his level, to win the competition for a place in the lineup (SaSho also had periods of injuries and lost competition) and become the club's first choice for a long time. The goalkeeper's reliability and ability to help out is half the team. If you know that the goalkeeper is reliable, then the defenders have more confidence in themselves.

Now Neshcheret has gotten his chance. I can't say that he used it to the fullest. There are plenty of mistakes - Zorya, the outright "gaffe" in the match against Shakhtar. All these are lost points. In addition, he does not help out, does not carry the team. . If Bushchan puts himself in shape physically, he will very quickly regain his lost ground.

Serhiy Tyshchenko