"When Konoplyanka recovers, he will become our secret weapon" - Cluj owner

The owner of Romanian "Cluj" Nelutsu Varga commented on the situation with the club's Ukrainian midfielder Yevhen Konoplyanka, who in no way manages to start playing consistently for his current team.

"I want to clarify the situation with Konoplyanka. I spoke to him, and he in turn had a conversation with our head coach.

I believe that Konoplyanka was unlucky with the injury. Whenever he was ready to return to his full readiness after it, he had some new problems on the background of this injury. And at some point we decided to stop forcing his return to the field - I do not want to spend money on the player's treatment. I already need to pay Konoplyanka his salary, and it is not small. In return, I want to benefit from the presence of this player in Cluj.

That's why from some point I started to be patient with the situation that Konoplyanka finds himself in. When he will be back on the pitch - our head coach will tell us. But I assure you: when Konoplyanka recovers, he will become our secret weapon. We signed him to bring the quality of the team to a new level. You will see, Konoplyanka will become one of our key players," ProSport quoted Varga as saying.