Italian Serie A club Genoa has officially announced the departure of 33-year-old Ukrainian national team player Ruslan Malinovsky, who has played for Andriy Shevchenko's former team since 2023.
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“Thank you, Ruslan, for this wonderful adventure that was lived with the red and blue colors “sewn to the skin”. In joy and in sorrow, your devotion and love for the shirt will remain unforgettable. The whole of Genoa sends you warm greetings and is waiting for the opportunity to give you a standing ovation at the stadium, which in these years has been and will forever remain your home. From the very beginning – and forever,” the message says.
Ruslan, who joined the Genoese club from Marseille, is leaving Genoa after the expiration of his contract. The Ukrainian played 74 matches in all competitions for the Griffins, scoring 10 goals and providing 8 assists.
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Ruslan Malinovsky's next club will be the bronze medalist of the Turkish championship, Trabzonspor, in which the football player will reunite with two more Ukrainians – Arseny Batagov and Oleksandr Zubkov.
At the same time, Malinovsky will go to Turkey alone, without his wife and children, where he will have a 3-year contract with a salary of 1.2 million euros per year.
“We are not saying goodbye, this is our house, this is Ollie’s (daughter Olivia’s) school. — Author’s note. — We will stay with the children,” Roksana Malinovska wrote on social media. — For now, we will live at a distance, and Ruslan will come to us whenever he has the opportunity.
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“I've cried enough, that's enough for today. I still have to get ready for Sunday. Good night. We love you very much.”
We should add that the Turkish championship will be the fifth in the career of midfielder Malinovsky, who scored 10 goals in 70 matches for the national team. In Ukraine, he played for Sevastopol and Zorya, in Belgium – for Genk, in France – for Marseille, and in Italy – for Atalanta and Genoa.
Previously, “FACTS” reported that Ruslan Malinovsky was called a Russian on live broadcast.
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