REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, SAMARINDA -- Manajemen Mitra Kukar membuktikan keseriusannya memboyong mantan pemain AC Milan, Andriy Shevchenko, ke Tenggarong.
Manajer Mitra Kukar, Ronni Fauzan, rencananya akan terbang ke Ukraina menemui pemain yang pernah menyabet penghargaan Ballon d'Or 2004 itu.
"Dalam waktu dekat, saya akan berangkat ke Ukraina untuk menindaklanjuti negosiasi kemarin di Jakarta," kata Ronni dihubungi dari Samarinda, Selasa.
Ronni sebelumnya sudah menyampaikan keinginannya memboyong Shevchenko ketika mantan pemain Dynamo Kiev itu berada di Indonesia dalam rangka laga uji coba AC Milan Glorie melawan Indonesia Allstar Legends.
Namun, Ronni menyebutkan saat itu masih dalam tahap pembicaraan awal dengan Sheva. Belum ada kesepakatan negosiasi.
Sayangnya, Ronni belum bisa memberikan gambaran proses negosiasi dengan sang pemain. Sebab, prosesnya masih memerlukan waktu lama.
"Pembicaraan sudah ada, kami juga masih melakukan pembicaraan mengenai masalah harga dengan Sheva," terang Ronni.
Sempat diberitakan bahwa Sheva mematok harga Rp 1 miliar per pertandingan. Tetapi, pemain yang juga pernah memperkuat Chelsea itu menyatakan hanya mau bermain untuk lima pertandingan.
Namun demikian, manajemen kabarnya masih berusaha negosiasi agar jumlah penampilan Sheva menjadi 10 pertandingan.

English Version
Former Chelsea and AC Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko is considering coming out of retirement to play for Indonesian side Mitra Kukar.
The Ukrainian retired from football after last summer’s European Championships but having seen an attempted career in politics stutter the 36-year-old is mulling over his options.
Shevchenko played for a team of AC Milan legends against an Indonesian All Stars XI in the country’s capital, Jakarta, last week and after the game Mitra manager Roni Fauzan told reporters that his side were negotiating a deal.

‘Obviously we’re interested in Shevchenko, but we have to continue to discuss this question, particularly the financial aspects,’ he said.
‘Andriy has made clear that he is not against joining Mitra Kukar, but at the moment we don’t know how much he’ll be able to play. We’d like to invite Andrey for 10 games, but he apparently is happy to play no more than five times.
‘The problem is about the duration he can play for Mitra Kukar. Regarding the contract fee, I think we can provide the funds, but we need to speak with the management.’