Former Shakhtar coach Carlo Nicolini talked about how he invited Italian coach Roberto De Zerbi to the Donetsk club.

"It was I who brought De Zerbi to Ukraine. It's a shame that he could not finish that season, as a few months later the full-scale Russian invasion began...
At Shakhtar, we invited about forty Brazilians, and almost all of them showed their worth. We cannot forget such masters as Mkhitaryan, who is still able to make a difference on the football field.
There are now two or three clubs that can bet on De Zerbi, and I know that he wants to return to Ukraine," Nicolini is quoted by the portal Retesport.it.