Athletic Director of Shakhter Karagandy, Ulykhbek Asanbaev talked about the future of the club and goals for the next season.
“We will try to win the domestic league and get into a group stage of a European competition again.”
–Have you extended the contract with Viktor Kumykov (Shakhter’s manager)?
– “Yes, he will be at Shakhter for one more season”
–Is there any information regarding the signing of Konysbaev, Dimitrenko*, or Dzholchiev?
– “No. Right now we have not signed anything. We will offer contracts to players in January. Then the you will know.”
–What will pre-season look like for Shakhter?
– Right now the team is on vacation. They will get back together in January. Pre-season training will most likely be held in Turkey
–Has the situation with Canas been resolved?
– Yes. He has made the decision to move to Mettalurg Donetsk. The documents have already been signed.
The latest signing made by Shakhter was the transfer of Zarko Markovich from Romanian CS Gaz Metan Medias for 100 000 euro. Markovich is valued at 600 000, making him the second most valuable player on the squad after Ghazaryan who is valued at 1 million euro.
*Note – earlier we reported that V. Dimitrenko had signed with Shakhter. No official documents have been signed, but verbal agreement has been reached.
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