It's official: Artem Dovbyk is a player of Roma
Kyiv • UNN
Ukrainian forward Artem Dovbyk has signed a 5-year contract with Italian side Roma. The transfer of last season's top scorer in La Liga cost 30.5 million euros plus bonuses.
Roma have signed Ukrainian forward Artem Dovbyk from Spanish side Girona. It is noted that Dovbyk signed a contract for 5 years, and the Spanish club will receive 30.5 million euros for the transfer of the player. This was reported by the press service of the Italian club, UNN reports.
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The club has signed an agreement with La Liga club Girona to bring the Ukrainian center forward, who turned 27 in June, to the Giallorossi on a permanent deal. A left-footed and intelligent player, Artem was La Liga's top scorer in the 2023/24 season, scoring 24 goals in 36 games and providing eight assists. These exceptional figures contributed to the first historic Champions League qualification for the Catalan club, which finished third in Spain's top flight last season
It is noted that Dovbyk will play for Wolves under the number 11 and will become the first Ukrainian in the history of Roma. The club also emphasized that this is the first time that the club has bought the top scorer of the previous season in any European league.
According to media reports, Dovbyk signed a contract for 5 years, until the summer of 2029.
The transfer of the 27-year-old forward cost Roma 30.5 million euros plus 6 million euros in bonuses, and Girona will receive another 10% of the transfer price in the event of a subsequent resale. The salary will be 3 million euros per year, excluding bonuses.
The media also reported that Dovbyk had refused a €1.5 million payment from Girona. The fact is that Artem had a written agreement with the Spanish club, according to which he would have received one and a half million euros in case of his sale. The player decided to refuse this money to help his new club.
Dovbyk has already met with the head coach of the Roman club, Daniele de Rossi, and said he was "very happy.
During this transfer window, Atletico Madrid also showed interest in Dovbyk.
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Last season, Roma finished 6th in Serie A and qualified for the Europa League.
In the 2023/2024 season, Artem Dovbyk moved to Spanish side Girona from Dnipro-1 for €7.5 million.
This season, Dovbyk, who scored 24 goals in 36 matches in the Spanish La Liga, became the season's top scorer. Dovbyk managed to repeat the achievement of another legendary striker, Andriy Shevchenko, in terms of goals per season in the top 5 European leagues among Ukrainians.
It is also worth noting that Dovbyk became the 14th Ukrainian to play in the Italian championship. At one time, the legendary forward Andriy Shevchenko, Oleksandr Zavarov, Oleksiy Mykhailychenko, Yevhen Shakhov, Serhiy Atelkin, Vasyl Pryima, Vladyslav Supryaga, Viacheslav Churko, Ilya Bryukhov and Tanasiy Kosovan played in Serie A.
Currently, two more Ukrainian players are playing in Serie A - Ruslan Malinowski (Genoa) and Viktor Kovalenko (Empoli).
