Yevhen Konoplyanka's first Bundesliga goal earned Schalke a point at home to Freiburg on Saturday. Florian Niederlechner put the visitors in front before Konoplyanka levelled at 1-1 and saved the Royal Blues from what would have been a third straight league defeat. Janik Haberer's header from 15 yards out, which just missed the post, was the first opportunity of the game which surprisingly wen...Full Story »

Yevhen Konoplyanka missed a late penalty as Ukraine were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw against Iceland in front of an empty stadium in Kiev. The opening 2018 World Cup qualifier at the Olympic Stadium, ordered to be played behind closed doors by FIFA because of a racism sanction, ended in a stalemate after Konoplyanka fired his spot-kick against a post seven minutes from time. Iceland, manag...Full Story »

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho was spotted in Kiev last week by the Sky Sports cameras Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is targeting Sevilla's Yevhen Konoplyanka, according to the Shakhtar Donetsk manager. The Blues boss was in Kiev on Monday for Spain's 1-0 win over Ukraine in the European Qualifiers and winger Konoplyanka is said to have been one of three potential signings he was watching. Shakht...Full Story »

Club Brugge's record 11-match unbeaten run in the Europa League came to an end in their quarter-final second leg, as Dnipro sealed their progress with a 1-0 win at the NSK Olimpiyskyi stadium. Dnipro had managed a goalless draw in the away leg, and it was down to Brugge's Australian goalkeeper Mathew Ryan to keep the hosts at bay on Thursday for almost the entire game. However, Brugge's defenc...Full Story »

Yevhen Konoplyanka's extra-time strike booked Dnipro's place in the quarter-finals of the Europa League on away goals despite a 2-1 second-leg defeat to Ajax in Amsterdam. Riechedly Bazoer put Ajax ahead in the 60th minute to level the tie at 1-1, however neither side could find a winning goal before the 90 minutes were up. Dnipro, who had looked dangerous throughout the match, then claimed wh...Full Story »

Roma are set to hold talks with the agent of Liverpool and Tottenham target Yevhen Konoplyanka, according to reports in Italy. The Dnipro winger has just one year remaining on his current contract and talks with the Ukraine club are understood to be stalling. As a result several of Europe's top clubs have expressed an interest in Konoplyanka, who scored 13 goals in 36 appearances last season...Full Story »

Fiorentina are weighing up a move for Liverpool and Tottenham target Yevhen Konoplyanka, reports in Italy claim. The Ukraine international has been linked with a move away from Dnipro for some time now, having been the subject of much interest during the summer transfer window. West Ham reportedly had a £12m bid rejected, while Liverpool and Spurs were also said to be monitoring the sit...Full Story »

The World Cup may be less than two weeks away, but for most clubs it will be business as usual this summer with the transfer window providing them the opportunity to strengthen There have already been fervent reports linking players across the globe with moves, but until a deal has been signed anything can happen, as talkSPORT shows in this transfer hijack round-up. Man United to gazump old ri...Full Story »

Dnipro's sporting director Andrey Stetsenko has confirmed that the club is looking for a replacement for the outbound Yevhen Konoplyanka. Manchester United were yesterday credited with a €15m interest in the tricky winger by The Guardian and his club has made it abundantly clear that they expect him to leave by openly admitting they are actively looking for a replacement. "Our scouts a...Full Story »

LIVERPOOL expect to land Yevhen Konoplyanka in the summer after missing out on the Ukraine winger on transfer deadline day. Konoplyanka looks set for a move to Anfield in the summer Konoplyanka, 24, underwent a medical and agreed terms with the Reds but managing director Ian Ayre could not finalise the deal. Dnipro claim that Liverpool failed to transfer the initial fee as part of the £...Full Story »