Igor Kostyuk was personally interested in the transfer of 23-year-old Gambian Baboucarr Faal and asked the club's management to arrange the player's transfer. Dynamo and Karpaty agreed on the amount for the deal, but afterwards, Baboucarr Faal's representatives made high salary demands. The Kyiv club was forced to refuse Faal so as not to disrupt the financial hierarchy. According to a source, the issue of the forward's move to Dynamo is now completely closed precisely because of the actions of the foreign player's agent.

The Telegram channel 'Insides from Pasichnyk 2.0' reports that Baboucarr Faal will join Dynamo Kyiv during the summer transfer window. The same source states that he will be the club's first new signing of the summer, but not the last.

According to journalist Igor Burbas, Babukarr Faal does not plan to join Dynamo Kyiv. The source indicated that Faal refused the option with the Kyiv club because he wants to continue his career in one of the European leagues.

Dynamo head coach Igor Kostyuk has responded to rumors linking the club with Karpaty striker Baboucarr Faal, stating that transfers require confidentiality and they will not talk about it yet. Kostyuk said that while they are satisfied with their forwards, it is not a time for complacency as all areas of their team need strengthening. He added that they have ambitions for next season, but have a young team and need experienced players to be alongside the young players to guide them for their progress and growth.