The technical secretariat of Sevilla FC has already contacted the environment of the Ukrainian winger and is considering a loan with an option to buy to avoid immediate expenditure and get ahead of Valencia CF.
Sevilla FC has made a move in the winter market and has set its sights on Viktor Tsygankov, the Ukrainian winger from Girona. The Seville technical secretariat has established contacts with his environment to convey the club's interest, always conditioned on the player managing to unlock his situation at the Catalan club. Valencia CF is also in the running, so Nervión is not the only contender.
The origin of the possible move lies in the open conflict between Tsygankov and Girona. According to reports, the player has formally requested his release letter to leave for free, considering that the club has not fulfilled certain conditions agreed upon after the relegation to the Second Division. The player refuses to compete in the second tier this season.
Girona, for its part, is not willing to let him go without compensation in the last year of his contract, which expires in June 2027. The Girona entity has lowered its demands from 20 to 10 million euros, but the absence of buyers willing to pay a transfer fee has strained the relationship to the limit.
The key that explains Montilivi's rigidity lies in the shared economic rights with Dynamo Kyiv. When Girona signed Tsygankov in January 2023 from the Ukrainian club – then a record signing in their history for around five million euros – they agreed to reserve 50% of a future sale for Dynamo. Girona, therefore, does not control all the rights, and any operation must leave room for that distribution.
This condition forces the Catalans to maintain a high valuation: granting the release letter would mean giving up income from an asset that still owes accountability to its former club. This is the knot that keeps the operation at a standstill and pushes Sevilla to seek an alternative route to immediate payment.
Aware that the economic situation prevents a direct purchase, Sevilla's sports management is considering proposing a loan with an option to buy for next summer if Girona remains stubborn in not granting the release letter. This formula would allow deferring the expenditure, easing the finances this season, and, in turn, offering the Ukrainian international a showcase of the highest level in the Primera División.
In terms of salary, the fit seems viable. Tsygankov earns a salary close to 3.5 million euros, a figure manageable for the Nervión scale as long as the club continues to offload unwanted players and freeing up wage space. In this line, the sports management is already working: the recent departure of Tanguy Nianzou to Lille, without a transfer fee but with a percentage reserved for a future sale, has freed up around 5.5 million euros of salary cap and has provided some breathing room to register reinforcements.
The player's versatility on the wing, where he can operate on both sides, addresses one of the needs of the coaching staff. At 28 years old, the winger arrives in full footballing maturity. He primarily plays on the right wing to seek shots with his left foot, a resource that Girona exploited as one of their main offensive references even during the relegation season. A double Ukrainian Footballer of the Year, he is a full international with his country, with 67 matches and 14 goals to his name. Transfermarkt maintains his market value at around 15 million euros.
For now, the operation remains contingent on Tsygankov and Girona finding a way out of the current blockage. Sevilla has positioned itself awaiting the outcome, with the loan as a card prepared for the moment the Ukrainian is free from his constraints at Montilivi.
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