Agent Andrei Stepanov, representing the interests of Spartak’s newcomer defender Miha Mevli, said that the Slovenian is unlikely to be able to make his debut for Spartak in the upcoming WORLD RPL round with Rostov.

On the eve of Spartak announced the signing of a contract with a 32-year-old Slovenian. This football player previously played in Russia for Zenit, Rostov and Sochi.

– Miha fully fulfilled the training volume of work in Alanyaspor, because during the summer we were negotiating with many clubs, – Stepanov told RB Sport. – We understood that at any moment we must be ready for the fact that Miha will change the club and we must immediately go into battle. Don’t forget that Miha is a Slovenian national team player, he played several matches for the national team in June. Soon he also expects very important matches with the national team. He is preparing, and yesterday Slovenia confirmed his call, despite the fact that he signed a contract with Spartak. Physical form shouldn’t be a problem. The lack of playing practice may somehow affect, but in general Miha is ready. And most importantly, he is very motivated and ready to prove to himself and others that he is a great footballer, ready to play in a club like Spartak.

Can he debut this weekend?

— There are legal issues regarding work permits in Russia. I’m not sure that Miha will have a work permit by Sunday’s game. We do not expect him to participate in the game against Rostov. He will still go with the team to Rostov in case he gets a work permit. But the likely debut date is in the cup match against Fakel or already next weekend in the derby with Lokomotiv.

The meeting between Rostov and Spartak will take place on September 11 and will begin at 19:45 Moscow time. The live broadcast can be seen on Match TV and MATCH PREMIER.