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Player Valuation: £8m
Granted the lad looked top drawer when they spanked us. Did he stand out as much in the first leg? I didn't notice him as much.
Ukrainian signings come with caution. The history of successful signings by English clubs in particular are rare. Shevchenko was a goal machine with Milan but failed at Chelsea, albeit arguably past his prime. Oleg Luzhny got homesick at Arsenal. Sergey Rebrov didn't make much of an impression at Spurs or West Ham. And RS fans shake their heads and shiver at the mention of Voronin.
And these players aren't just randomers. These were the cream of the crop from the Ukraine. In fact just google the name Dmytryo Chygrynskiy for his spectacular failure at Barcelona.
I honestly can't see how can his nationality and previous failures of Ukrainians affect him in any way? It's not like Ukrainian players have some sort of magical chip in themselves that just make them [Poor language removed] when they come to BPL. Guy is different from most if not all of players you mentioned above and it's, at least I believe so, exactly what we need right now.