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The loan of Ukraine striker Roman Zozulya from Real Betis to second-division club Rayo Vallecano is being called off after protests from Spanish fans who accused the player of having connections to radical groups back home.

Real Betis director Miguel Torrecilla said Wednesday the teams reached a deal to reverse the transfer to "protect the person and the player."

He said the teams' legal departments will try to find a solution to annul Tuesday's deal.

Torrecilla said Zozulya "is having problems with a radical (fan) group" and is "very disturbed."

Zozulya released an open letter to Rayo fans after he was signed, saying he supported the army back home to "help protect" his country, but was not linked to "paramilitary or neo-Nazi groups," as many had alleged on social media.