The football player intends to play for Donetsk.
strong> Lassina Traore joined the team at the preparatory meeting in the Netherlands, reports the press service of the Donetsk people.
The forward became the only legionnaire who will hold a pre-season meeting together with Igor Jovichevich's team.
We remind you that last September, Traore suffered a serious injury at the start of the Champions League match against Inter (0-0) after contact with Denzel Dumfries and was ruled out for almost a year.
The African player joined Shakhtar last summer from Amsterdam “Ajax” for 10 million euros. The native of Burkina Faso spent 14 matches as part of the Donetsk team, in which he scored nine goals. His contract with the club runs until the summer of 2026.
The football season in Ukraine was prematurely ended due to the full-scale invasion of Russia, and Donetsk, who were leading the UPL, later earned a direct ticket to the group stage of the Champions League.
Due to the invasion of Russia, Shakhtar footballers Alan Patrick, Bohdan Vyunik, Vitao, Tete, Vinicius Tobias, Maicon, Junior Moraes, Fernando, Neres, Marcos Antonio, Pedrinho, Cipriano and the main team coach Roberto De Dzerbi.
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