The departure of Odessa’s Chernomorets from the UPL to the First League and the club’s financial debts to players and the coaching staff will likely result in a mass exodus of footballers from the team.
Bogdan Butko. Photo — FC "Chernomorets"The first player to leave Odessa will be Bogdan Butko. The 34-year-old defender hopes to continue playing and find a place in a club from the "elite". It is possible that this will be one of the newcomers to the UPL.
Following Butko, it is highly likely that goalkeeper Arthur Rudko, defenders Yaroslav Kisel and Evgeny Skiba, winger Denis Yanakov, midfielder Artem Gabelok, and forwards Denis Bezbordko and Alexey Koblenco will also leave "Chernomorets".
