Heorhii Sudakov, midfielder for the Ukrainian national team and Shakhtar Donetsk, has become a player of Portuguese club Benfica.

Source: Benfica’s press service

Details: The player joins the club on loan until the end of the 2025/26 season. The deal includes a mandatory purchase option. Sudakov will play under number 10. The loan cost €6.75 million.

Benfica will be obliged to buy the Ukrainian for €20.25 million in the summer of 2026. Shakhtar will have the right to receive 25% of a future transfer fee. However, Benfica may reduce this percentage from 25% to 15% after paying a fixed sum of €6 million.

Background:

• Earlier, Sudakov helped Shakhtar defeat Swiss club Servette and qualify for the main stage of the Conference League.
• This is not the first transfer between the clubs. Earlier, Shakhtar bought Pedrinho from Benfica for €18 million, while Benfica bought Anatolii Trubin for €10 million and David Neres for €15.3 million.
• Heorhii Sudakov is a Shakhtar academy graduate. The midfielder made his debut for the senior team on 24 October 2020 in a match against Ukrainian club Vorskla at the age of 18. 
• Since then, Sudakov has played 148 matches for Shakhtar in all competitions, scoring 35 goals and providing 26 assists. The 22-year-old midfielder is a two-time Ukrainian champion and two-time Cup winner. In addition, he was recognised as the best player of the Ukrainian Premier League in the 2023/2024 season.

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