Pardubice is a primary candidate to sign 21-year-old Ukrainian Rukh central defender Bohdan Slyubyk, with a transfer to the Czech league potentially being finalized soon. The interest comes from Pardubice's new sports director, Jiri Bilek, who has reportedly been monitoring the player since his time at Slavia. The Czech club has a new wealthy owner and investors ready to finance squad improvements. Pardubice is prepared to offer 1.5 million euros for the Ukrainian, while Rukh values the player at 2 million. A final round of negotiations between the clubs is expected to take place this week in Lviv. Slyubyk was previously on trial with Dynamo, but the Kyiv-based club decided against signing him. The defender has represented Ukraine at the U23 level, has made 15 appearances in the Premier Liga during the 25/26 season, and has a contract with Rukh Lviv until 30/06/2027. His current Transfermarkt market value is €700k.