According to BATE's sporting director, Denis Sarsania, the transfer of Russian forward Ivan Ignatyev to the club was not completed because the player himself paused the deal at the last moment. Sarsania reported that Ignatyev asked for time to think after he had passed a medical examination and a video presentation was recorded. As a result, BATE has sought another player for the position. Ignatyev is under contract with Orenburg.

Negotiations for the possible transfer of forward Ivan Ignatiev to the Borisov team are ongoing, according to Andrey Kapsky, chairman of the board of the football club BATE. Kapsky also noted that although the process of agreeing on documents and formalities is slightly delayed, communication continues and the process is underway.

Anatoly Kapsky, the chairman of the board for the Belarusian club BATE, confirmed that the club is in the process of signing 27-year-old Russian forward Ivan Ignatiev. Kapsky also said that the player is currently undergoing a medical examination and that BATE plans to include him in the squad in the near future. Ignatiev joined his current club, FC Orenburg, in August 2025, and his contract there runs until June 2027. The forward has 12 caps for the Russia U21 team. According to Transfermarkt, his current market value is €500k.