​CFR Cluj announced on Tuesday that it has acquired the services of Evgeny Konoplyanka, a footballer who played for teams such as Sevilla, Schalke 04 and Shakhtar Donetsk.

Eugene KonopliankaPhoto: Martin Meissner/AP/Profimedia

Yevhen Konoplyanka, a new player of the ChFR Cluj team

The Ukrainian visited the hospital on Monday and was introduced in a short video.

“The performance is part of the DNA of this club. As of today, I am also a participant in this epic journey. I’m ready to write history together! See you later” – Yevhen Konoplyanka.

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

Evgeny last played for “Krakow” (Poland), where he was a colleague of Romanian Cornel Rapa.

Rana said that Evgeny is very talented and compared him to Lucian Sanmartean: “He is very strong, he goes one-on-one, in combination, he creates a lot of opportunities for his colleagues.”