The French Ligue 2 club Saint-Étienne approached Shakhtar Donetsk with an offer to buy the 24-year-old right-back Giorgi Gocholeishvili. The French club offered 3 million euros for the Georgian player, but the Ukrainian club refused the deal. Shakhtar is determined to get at least 10 million euros for Gocholeishvili. Last season, Gocholeishvili played on loan in Denmark for Copenhagen, where he made 33 appearances, scored 1 goal, and provided 4 assists.