Shakhtar will not release their player Gleiker Mendoza to travel to Russia, reports Venezuelan football portal Solubex. According to its information, "Shakhtar" banned the 24-year-old Venezuelan winger Gleiker Mendoza from participating in the friendly match against Russia on November 17 in Krasnodar. The portal reports that the approval was given only for the first game of the Venezuelan teams' training camp in November - against the Basque Country team on November 14 in Bilbao. After that, Mendoza was required to return to the "Shakhtar" squad and will not travel to Russia with his team. There was no official announcement from "Shakhtar" regarding this matter.