forms . ▁These ▁included ▁reform ing ▁the ▁defence ▁and ▁not ▁depending ▁so ▁much ▁on ▁long ▁passes . ▁During ▁this ▁process , ▁Sem in ▁had ▁My k hal yk ▁eventually ▁switch ▁entirely ▁to ▁defence . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Channel ▁One ▁Cup ▁in ▁Israel , ▁which ▁Dynam o ▁won , ▁My k hal yk ▁played ▁the ▁entire ▁competition ▁as ▁a ▁central ▁def ender . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁winter ▁transfer ▁season ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 0 9 , ▁My k hal yk ▁was ▁linked ▁with ▁the ▁Serie ▁A ▁team ▁A . C . ▁Milan ▁and ▁even ▁nick named ▁the ▁" U k rain ian ▁G att uso " ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁impress ive ▁performances ▁in ▁Dynam o ▁Ky iv ▁and ▁intern ation ally . ▁ ▁My k hal yk ▁renew ed ▁his ▁contract ▁with ▁Dynam o ▁Ky iv , ▁which ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁exp ire ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁His ▁new ▁contract ▁is ▁to ▁last ▁five ▁years , ▁ending ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁After ▁three ▁years ▁in ▁Dynam o , ▁the ▁player ▁has ▁earned ▁the ▁team ' s ▁trust ▁enough ▁to ▁have ▁even ▁been ▁the ▁captain ▁on ▁several ▁occasions . ▁ ▁On ▁ 6 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁My k hal yk ▁suffered ▁a ▁men is cus ▁injury ▁after ▁a ▁challenge ▁from ▁Metal ur h ▁Don et sk ▁mid f iel der ▁Vel izar ▁Dim it rov