--- title: "From Lupashko to the giants: Bohdan Viunnyk officially becomes a player of Warsaw's Legia" description: "Ukrainian striker Bohdan Viunnyk has officially moved from Gdansk's Lechia to Warsaw's Legia on a loan deal until the end of the 2026/27 season with a buy option. The 24-year-old forward was given the number 27 shirt at the 15-time Polish champion." date: 2026-09-04T12:50:01.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/viunnyk-officially-joins-warsaw-legia tags: [football, ukraine, poland, legia-warsaw, lechia-gdansk, transfer] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # From Lupashko to the giants: Bohdan Viunnyk officially becomes a player of Warsaw's Legia ![Bogdan Viunnyk and a Legia Warsaw representative hold a jersey with the name VIUNNYK and number 27 in front of the club museum](https://xab.info/media/2026/09/04/vyunnyk-ofitsialno-stal-igrokom-varshavskoy-legii/vyunnyk-ofitsialno-stal-igrokom-varshavskoy-legii-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - Bohdan Viunnyk has moved from Lechia (Gdansk) to Warsaw's Legia on a loan deal until the end of the 2026/27 season. - The deal includes a buy option of 700–800 thousand euros according to Polish media. - For Lechia since March 2024, Viunnyk made 61 appearances, scoring 10 goals and providing 5 assists. - Earlier the forward unilaterally terminated his contract with Shakhtar, which led to a claim at CAS. Ukrainian striker Bohdan Viunnyk continues his career in the Polish championship, but is changing his club affiliation: the 24-year-old forward has officially joined the country's most decorated club — Warsaw's Legia. This is reported by Sport RBC.UA, citing the official website of the capital's club. At the presentation, held in the Legia museum among the cups and trophies, Viunnyk posed in a jersey bearing the name "VIUNNYK" and the number 27, along with the sponsor inscription "FORTUNA". ### Deal details: loan and buy option According to the official announcement, Legia signed the Ukrainian on a loan deal until the end of the 2026/27 season. The agreement also includes an option to purchase the player's contract, which, according to Polish media, is valued in the range of 700 to 800 thousand euros. Thus, the capital club gets the chance to assess the striker over the course of the season and, if circumstances work out well, complete a full transfer. ### Statistics at Lechia and the reason for his departure Viunnyk played for Gdansk's Lechia from March 2024 and during that time made 61 appearances, scoring 10 goals and providing 5 assists. In the current season he has not played a single match for the Gdansk side, as he insisted on a change of club. Notably, in the summer Lechia was taken over by Ukrainian coach Vladyslav Lupashko, but this did not prevent the forward from pushing for a move to a more ambitious project. ### Career and the scandal with Shakhtar Over the course of his career, the 24-year-old striker has played for Mariupol, Switzerland's Zurich and Austria's Grazer, and also went through the system of Donetsk's Shakhtar. His move to Poland in 2024 was accompanied by a loud scandal: Viunnyk unilaterally terminated his contract with the "miners", which led the Donetsk club to file a claim with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Now the forward will try to make his name in the squad of the 15-time Polish champion; the Transfermarkt portal values his market price at 500 thousand euros. ### Contradictory data In the publications, some sources describe the deal as a full "transfer", whereas Legia's official announcement records a loan with a buy option until the end of the 2026/27 season. Moreover, the buy option amount (700–800 thousand euros according to Polish media) noticeably exceeds the player's market valuation on Transfermarkt (500 thousand euros), which reflects the gap between the market price and the clubs' negotiating position. Both versions coexist in the information space, and the final financial terms of the deal may be clarified once the paperwork is completed. ### What's next For Viunnyk, the move to Legia is a step up the hierarchy of Polish football: now he has to compete for a place in the starting lineup of the country's 15-time champion and prove that his scandalous reputation does not hinder professional growth. A successful performance on loan, in turn, may trigger the buy option and secure the Ukrainian's place in the capital's giant on a permanent basis. ## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification - [From Lupashko to the giants: the scandalous Ukrainian striker steps up in Poland](https://sport.rbc.ua/ukr/football/vid-lupashka-granda-skandalniy-ukrayinskiy-1788526020.html) - Основной источник: аренда до конца сезона-2026/27, опция выкупа 700–800 тыс. евро, статистика 61 матч/10 голов/5 передач, скандал с CAS, оценка Transfermarkt 500 тыс. евро. - [Viunnyk to leave Lupashko's team and return to the Ekstraklasa: clubs agree on transfer](https://www.ua-football.com/ukrainian/ukrainians/1787211828-vyunnik-pokinet-komandu-lupashko-i-vernetsya-v-yekstraklyasu-kluby-dogovorilis-o-transfere.html) - Подтверждает факт перехода и уход от Лупашко; заголовок использует формулировку «трансфер», что расходится с официальным статусом аренды. - [Viunnyk created dangerous chances, and the other three Ukrainians? Lechia Gdansk lost in the Cup](https://www.ua-football.com/foreign/newscommon/1768919609-vyunnik-sozdaval-opasnye-momenty-a-ostalnye-troe-ukraincev-lehiya-gdansk-ustupila-v-km.html) - Подтверждает факт перехода и уход от Лупашко; заголовок использует формулировку «трансфер», что расходится с официальным статусом аренды. ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: On what terms did Viunnyk join Legia? **A:** On a loan deal until the end of the 2026/27 season with a buy option, which according to Polish media amounts to between 700 and 800 thousand euros. ### Q: How many matches has Viunnyk played for Lechia? **A:** Since March 2024 — 61 matches, in which he scored 10 goals and provided 5 assists. ### Q: What number did Viunnyk receive at Legia? **A:** At the presentation he was photographed in a jersey bearing the name "VIUNNYK" and the number 27. ### Q: Why didn't Viunnyk play for Lechia in the current season? **A:** He insisted on a change of club, so he did not play a single match for the Gdansk side, even after the appointment of Vladyslav Lupashko as coach.