Paolo Bianco, Getty Images November 21, 2025, 11:44 am

The former assistant of Shakhtar head coach Roberto De Dzerbi Paolo Bianco said that he could lead the Donetsk team at the start of the 2023/24 season.

We will remind, at that time Shakhtar was looking for a replacement for Ihor Jovichevich, who was replaced by Marino Pushych in October 2023.

“When I was working as the head coach of Modena, I was called by Shakhtar for an identical role. The offer came a few days before the match against Barcelona, ​​but I turned it down because I had an obligation to Modena.

I still remember the moment when I boarded the train in Lviv: I didn’t want to leave Ukraine. I am sure that I will return there not as a coach, but as an ordinary resident,” Bianco quoted La Gazetta dello Sport as saying.

Bianco is currently in charge of Serie B leaders Monza. After Modena, he coached Frosinone.