Newcomer “Aris” Russian Alexander Kokorin will be able to make his debut for the team in the next match, said the head coach of the Cypriot team Alexei Shpilevsky.

On August 31, 31-year-old Kokorin moved to Aris from Fiorentina on loan until the end of the 2022/23 season.

– It is clear that the last full-fledged match that Alexander played was a friendly at the training camp. And then, he did not spend all 90 minutes on the field. Now he will need the load that he will receive in matches and training. But he is burning with desire, ready to prove everything first of all to himself. I am very happy with this acquisition, because he has the quality in finishing the attack. Moreover, he is now the ideal age to return to the previous level. We want to help him with this.

He must have had a medical checkup. Are you worried about his injuries?

– Passed, of course, we will not buy a pig in a poke. He is ready to play, so there are no barriers.

How many minutes is he ready to play now?

– He just flew yesterday, passed a medical examination and had an individual training session. Today is pregame, so there won’t be any big loads either. Tomorrow we have a match. Let’s see.

– It turns out that tomorrow he is not ready to play yet?

– He will be in the application, but it is clear that he will not enter the field from the first minutes. Perhaps he will get some time.

– They say that in Aris Kokorin will earn less than in Fiorentina.

– I can not answer anything. The President was in charge of this transition. But I’m not interested. For me, it is more important what kind of person and footballer he is, how he behaves on the field and how he can help the team, – RB Sport quotes Shpilevsky.

In the second round of the Cypriot Championship, Aris will play at home with Olympiakos from Nicosia. The meeting will take place on Friday, September 2.