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‘This player has a prospect’ – Lavrynenko on why FC Inhulets signed Gopey

Handler of the Ukrainian Premier League side has revealed what informed his team’s decision to sign the striker from Nigerian side Wikki Tourist

FC Inhulets manager Serhiy Lavrynenko stated the ‘prospect’ Stephen Gopey has informed the club’s decision to sign him.

The 21-year-old signed a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee from Nigeria Professional Football League side Wikki Tourist.

Despite joining the Petrove based outfit a few days to the commencement of the 2021-22 Ukrainian Premier League season, Gopey is already turning heads at the Inhulets Stadium.

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Against Shakhtar Donetsk on Saturday, the striker came off the bench to score as his team bowed 2-1 at the NSK Olimpiyskiy Stadium.