How has Andriy Yarmolenko got on since leaving West Ham United for Al-Ain in the summer transfer window?
The 33-year-old attacker left the London Stadium in the summer after four-year spell with the Hammers.
Yarmolenko was signed from Borussia Dortmund for £18 million in 2018 (talkSPORT) but unfortunately for him, he lacked the kind of pace and physicality needed to succeed in the English game.
However, for all his faults, he was fairly popular at the London Stadium.
Mainly because of some memorable goals including the one that essentially kept us up in 2020 against Chelsea, and more recently his winning strike against Aston Villa in the Premier League, just after Russia had invaded his country Ukraine.
Yarmo also bagged a memorable match-winner against Sevilla in the Europa League last-16 tie at the London Stadium.
His time in East London eventually came to an end in the summer though. But how have things gone for him since his exit?
How has Andriy Yarmolenko got on since leaving West Ham?
The Ukrainian has actually been a big hit with Al-Ain out in the UAE.
Yarmo has bagged four goals and four assists in 15 games for his new club (Transfermarkt).
His side are currently sitting in mid-table in the UAE League, seven points adrift of the league leaders midway through the season.
The Ukraine international was never good enough for the Premier League in my opinion.
An incredibly gifted player from a technical perspective, but one who never had the physical attributes needed to succeed in England.
It seems as though Andriy Yarmolenko is much better suited to the UAE League, and has been a big success since leaving West Ham.
Good luck to him.
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