English Sunderland's sporting director Christian Spickman commented on his club's acquisition of striker Nazariy Rusin from Luhansk Zorya.
"A difficult transfer. In many senses. Negotiations on Rusin's transfer lasted several months.
For this transfer to take place, we needed to conduct a medical examination of Rusin in Europe. For this Nazariy spent 22 hours on the road.
But this transfer was worth the effort. Yes, Rusin as a football player is a bit late to open up, but in the last one and a half - two years he showed a good level. Therefore, we expect that after a little adaptation Rusin will influence the game of Sunderland - this is what we have seen in his performance recently. We feel that Nazariy will be able to bring the same to Sunderland, and he will become a key player in our squad," the Sunderland Echo quoted Speakman as saying.