Aiming to further strengthen the squad, Almalyk side made their first transfer in the new football season.

Ukrainian striker Olexander Kasyan has signed a contract with AGMK as a free agent, reports club's media department on Monday.

During his senior career, he played for Ukraine's Ilichevets (Mariupol), Shakhter (Donetsk), Zarya (Lugansk), Karpaty (Lviv), Russia's Tom (Tomsk), Khimik (Dzerzhinsk), Fakel (Vorenej), Baltika (Kaliningrad) and Avangard (Kursk).

Kasyan, who has been playing in the Uzbekistan Super League since 2019, is well known to fans for his performances for FC Navbahor (2019) and FC Surkhon (2020).