Yevgeny Konoplyanka collected 54 minutes in the T-shirt of the CFR Cluj team (in four matches), and coach Ioan Varga talked about the situation of the Ukrainian, who over time evolved into such forms as Schalke 04 or Sevilla.

Yevhen Konoplyanka will be the secret weapon of the ChFR Cluj team in the Super League playoffs, – Ioan Varga

Ioan Varga said that it is not about the Ukrainian being a “thorn” like Julio Baptista (the Brazilian was eliminated from the group from Transylvania after only two games), and he is sure that Yevgeny will help ChFR in the Super League playoffs.

“I want to inform about the situation of Konoplyanka. I spoke to him and he also spoke to the coach. There is no doubt that he will be a thorn in my side as Baptista. He was unlucky with the injury. When he was supposed to return to 100 percent, there were still some problems.

And we decided not to force him anymore because I don’t want to spend money on him. I need to pay some salaries, not small ones, and I want to profit from the presence of this player in the CFR.

So I put up with him and now he will enter. The coach will decide when. Konoplyanka is being rebuilt, and I assure you that it will be our secret weapon in the playoffs. We brought him in to make a difference with his qualities and you will see him in the playoffs, that he will be one of our main players” – Ioan Vargaquoted by ProSport.

Yevhen Konoplyanka and the matches he played for CFR Cluj: 1-2 against Adana Demirspor (15 minutes), 4-3 against Universitat Cluj (4 minutes), 0-0 against Ocelul Galați (25 minutes) and 0-1 against Hermannstadt ( 10 minutes).

Konoplyanka played 178 matches in the Premier League (Ukraine), 57 in the Bundesliga (Germany), 36 in the Ekstraklasa (Poland), 32 in LaLiga (Spain), as well as 16 matches in the Champions League and 57 in the Europa League. Yevhen also played 87 matches for the national team of Ukraine (21 goals and 15 assists).

During his career, Evgeny scored 76 goals and provided 64 assists in 432 matches.

Konoplyanka was valued at €25 million in 2016, and Schalke paid €12.5 million for his transfer from Sevilla in 2017.

Before ChFR Cluj, Yevhen last played for Kraków (Poland), where he was a colleague of Romanian Cornel Rapa.

According to Transfermarkt, Yevhen Konoplyanka’s market share is 500,000 euros.

Super League, standings after 16 rounds

1. FCSB – 34 points

2. CFR Cluj – 31

3. Rapid Bucharest – 30

4. Kraiów University – 26

5. FC Hermannstadt – 24

6. Petrolul Ploiesti – 22

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13. FC Voluntari – 17

14. In Kraiów, 1948 – 15

15. Dynamo Bucharest – 10

16. FC Botoshani – 8.