Ukrainian national team striker Roman Yaremchuk, who won his third trophy as part of Olympiacos, has moved from the Greek club to the French Lyon, the press service of the “weavers” reports.
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The seven-time French champions have leased the 30-year-old forward for 1.5 million euros for six months with an option to buy the contract for 5 million. By the way, in Lyon, former Dynamo player Yaremchuk will play (Roman chose the number 77) under the guidance of former Shakhtar coach Paulo Fonseca, whose wife is Ukrainian.
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“I'm really happy to be here and reunite with Clinton Mata, who I played with at Club Brugge,” said Roman Yaremchuk . “I also know Paulo Fonseca, the head coach, very well. The atmosphere at the Groupama stadium last night immediately impressed me and I'm already looking forward to playing in front of these fans.”
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As you know, the new team of the Ukrainian footballer won the general stage of the Europa League, gaining 21 points in 8 matches, and in the French championship they share 3-4th place with Marseille, 7 points behind Lens and 9 behind Ilya Zabarny's PSG. At the same time, Fonseca's team won the last 10 matches in all tournaments for the first time in 20 years.
We would like to add that former Dynamo, Oleksandria, Gent, Benfica, and Club Brugge player Roman Yaremchuk has played for the Greek Olympiacos since the summer of 2024, scoring 14 goals and providing 4 assists in 48 matches.
Previously, “FACTS” reported that Roman Yaremchuk moved to Olympiacos from Club Brugge in the summer of 2024 for 3.5 million euros.
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