Oleg Konoplyanka, the father and agent of Dnipro ace Yevhen Konoplyanka, has blasted a fellow agent regarding his son's rumoured move to Italy.
World In Motion's James Lippett has told both FcInterNews.it and Calciomercato.com that he is representing the 25-year old Ukrainian winger and that clubs in Italy, namely AS Roma and Inter Milan, are in hot pursuit.
Lippett said: "The only thing I can say is that there are many ready to get him to sign if he is available for free next June, but I cannot add more details at the moment.
"There is the interest from Italian clubs which I can certainly confirm, although I can't say anything else right now."
He added: "Everything is possible, it is a hypothesis that we are considering, soon you will know more about his future. Italy is a possibility."
However, Oleg Konoplyanka has released a statement that Lippett has no right to say anything in the press regarding his son as he, or the agency, does not actually act as his agent.
"Following the comments from James Lippett of World In Motion agency to the Italian media regarding supposed interest of Roma and Inter Milan, it is necessary to clarify that James Lippett and World In Motion are not the agents of my son Yevhen and therefore do not have the right to speak to anyone on his behalf," read the statement from the Konoplyanka camp.
"As both his father and his agent, I am the only person who represents his interests."
Konoplyanka, who has been with Dnipro for his entire career thus far, has been linked with Premier League clubs Liverpool and Tottenham in recent transfer windows but has not yet been lured away from his home country.
