In the First League, FSK Mariupol reacted to the rumors about the acquisition of the club by the former defender of Shakhtar Donetsk Yaroslav Rakitsky:
“We can neither confirm nor deny it now. This news is as unexpected for us as it is for you. The only thing that can be said for sure: Yaroslav Rakitsky could bring a lot of benefits to FSK Mariupol on the field.
In the 2023/24 season, 35-year-old Yaroslav Rakitsky played 18 matches for Shakhtar, notching 2 goals and 2 assists. Since the summer of 2024, the ex-football player of the national team of Ukraine is in the status of a free agent.
Source: sport.ua