Papa, where are our yogurts? Player from 'Shakhtar' explains why he stays at the club.

Petryak explained why he stays at 'Shakhtar'

The player from 'Shakhtar' Donetsk, Ivan Petryak, talked about why he still remains in the club despite the lack of playing Time. Currently, Petryak trains with the youth team of 'Shakhtar' and intends to fulfill his contract.

"I have three small children and a family that needs material support. As a man, I have to earn money. I cannot let my children ask: 'Dad, where are our yogurts?'. That’s why I hope the situation changes over time, but for now, I simply cannot leave the club. I think that is understandable," Petryak said.

Petryak has not played for a long time and hopes to find a new team during the summer transfer window.

Stepanov declined the invitation to the Ukrainian national team

The forward from 'Bayer', Artem Stepanov, declined the invitation to the U-20 national team of Ukraine. Unai Melgosa, the curator of the youth and U-20 verticals of the Ukrainian national teams, reported that Stepanov received an invitation to train with the U-20 national team but declined it.

Melgosa also noted that Stepanov could be called up to the national team in the future. "Artem is a player with Ukrainian citizenship and passport, hence he can be called up at any time. We will continue to monitor his development and do everything that is beneficial for both the team and the player," Melgosa said.

It should be noted that Stepanov previously played for the U-16, U-17, and U-19 national teams of Ukraine and is trying to continue developing. This season he played two matches for the first team of 'Bayer' and 23 matches for the youth team of the 'pharmaceuticals'.