Former Dynamo Kyiv and Ukraine boss Yozhef Sabo has warned that rumoured Everton target Vitaliy Mykolenko is not ready for life in the Premier League.
Mykolenko has been heavily linked with a move to Everton in the last few days, with reports on Thursday stating that a deal had already been done for January.
The young left-back, who is highly rated in his country, would likely arrive at Goodison Park as a replacement for Lucas Digne, who has found himself out of the squad after an apparent fall-out with manager Rafa Benitez.
That’s led to rumours that he could be on his way out of the club, with the likes of Inter Milan, Juventus and Atletico Madrid all thought to be interested in his signature.
Mykolenko, as a left-back, would be the obvious replacement for him, but Sabo is not sure he’s ready to make such a jump.
“I thought Shevchenko would take Mykolenko to Genoa,” Meta Ratings report him saying.
“The PL is a completely different league, another championship, and there is no way to compare it with the UPL, of course.
“There it is a different football, fast. In England, they are not sitting ten men in their penalty box. I would not say that England’s championship is rough but pretty tough.
“In my opinion, it is too early for Vitaliy to play in the English championship. He plays well on attack, connects and assists. But this is in the UPL.
“We have not seen it in the Champions League. His opponents did not allow him to prove himself.
“The main thing is for him not to go to ground in England, sitting on the bench, as Everton may change their head coach. If he is invited by one specialist and soon another arrives, he could fall out of favour.
“But God willing, everything will work out. We will see. It will be good for the national team.”
