Villarreal's 22-year-old Ukrainian goalkeeper, Yakiv Kinareykin, may return to the Ukrainian football championship. Metalist 1925 Kharkiv is reportedly showing interest in him. The player, who is part of the Ukrainian youth national team, made 3 appearances for Villarreal's second team in the third division of Spain during the 2025/26 season and conceded 2 goals. The portal Transfermarkt estimates his value to be 700 thousand euros. Kinareykin's contract runs until June 2030. He moved to Spain in 2025 after departing from Karpaty Lviv. Dynamo Kyiv has also recently been linked with the goalkeeper.