The players missed their flight back and are currently AWOL in France, reports Canal+.
Five of the six players have been named and all of them are of South American nationality.
The French network are reporting that the
players are refusing to return to the Ukraine because of the political
turmoil in the country, of which Donetsk is heavily involved.
The five players who have been named are
Brazilian’s Douglas Costa, Fred, Dentinho, Alex Teixiera and Argentinian
Facundo Ferreyra.
All of the players were bought in multi-million pound transfer deals and are widely knows as the team’s biggest stars.
Costa has been a part of five title wins at
Shakhtar despite only being 23-years-old, while Teixiera has won four
championships with the club.
All of the players are expected to be allowed
to leave the club, but none will attract English interest due to work
permit issues.
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