Sudakov's compatriot weighs up Benfica move: first class | OneFootball

Yevhen Konoplyanka considered it was only a matter of time before seeing Georgiy Sudakov leave Ukraine. The 36-year-old former international stated that his compatriot needed a change of direction and argued that Benfica was a good choice. Furthermore, the former footballer emphasized that the Clube da Luz is world-class.

In an interview with Footboom, one of the topics discussed by the Ukrainian was the transfer of Georgiy Sudakov. "I was already expecting this because he needed changes. It's not about any issue with Shakhtar, but rather the move to a first-class club," he began by saying.

Next, Konoplyanka, who also represented the same club as Benfica's number 10, emphasized that his compatriot needed to take a different step in his career: "It was clear that he longed for fresh air, for a true restart. He was suffocating a bit."

Regarding the current landscape of Ukrainian football, Sudakov's compatriot - cleared in the incident at Vitória SC - Benfica - considered that the Eagles' reinforcement would not have had the same projection when there were Brazilian players in the league: "Now, with the ongoing war, there are more opportunities."

"Many of our local players had playing time and some stood out, like Mudryk, Bondarenko, and Zhora. We have many talented and promising young players, and they seized their opportunities," Yevhen Konoplyanka added in his interview with Footboom.

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