Sparta was looking for him. Now the Ukrainian youngster and the focus of interest of leading European clubs has scored a goal for Barcelona

The Ukrainian youngster Heorhiy Sudakov, who was also recently wanted by Sparta Prague, scored his first Champions League goal yesterday, and he did it in the Barcelona net. Leading European clubs are vying for the 21-year-old.

It seems that Sparta Prague could have in their ranks a very interesting product from the academy of Ukrainian Shakhtar Donetsk. We are talking about twenty-one-year-old midfielder Georgiy Sudak.

About a year ago, there were several speculations linking his name with the interest of the Prague club. At that time, the 19-year-old footballer was in the sights of even more famous clubs and was planning to flee the Ukrainian club as soon as possible.

Spartan’s management was already interested in him in 2019, when he presented himself at the CEE Youth Cup. Despite the interest of more famous foreign clubs, the fact that his father has been living and working in Prague for a long time could have played into the hands of Letná.

Sudakov eventually stayed at Shakhtar, where he has now settled into the first-team line-up and even managed to score his first Champions League goal yesterday.

The fact that he will not forget this goal is reinforced by the fact that it fell into the Barcelona net. However, his goal only reduced the score to 1:2 for the Ukrainian team.

According to Sky Sports Italia, Juventus Torino are among the biggest suitors for the services of the young midfielder. The Italian giant has been closely monitoring his performances and even sent its scouts to the previous Champions League match.

🟠🇺🇦 First Champions League goal for Heorhiy Sudakov, 2002 born talent — with Shakhtar Donetsk already set to request huge fee for their new gem.

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The Italian club doesn’t want to leave anything to chance and will try to acquire him during the January transfer window. However, it will not be an easy fight.

The 21-year-old midfielder has also caught the attention of scouts from several clubs in England, led by Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal, Brighton and two clubs from Portugal.

Source: SkySport Italia, Spartan News, UEFA