Aris coach believes that Kokorin missed big football and did not lose his skills

Aris head coach assistant Vitaly Astafiev said that the team’s newcomer striker Alexander Kokorin missed big football and wants to continue his career at a good level.

– I would not talk about critical extra pounds, or that Kokorin did not take care of himself. He did not need to be reanimated in this regard. I started, of course, with individual lessons, then moved to the general group. The main thing is that Sasha is focused on football – it is clear that his head is not loaded with other worries.

He missed big football and wants to continue his career at a good level. After all, they took him not only because of the name. First of all, he is a great football player. From the first training session, and then from the first game, Kokorin showed that he was useful (Kokorin gave an assist in his debut match against Olympiacos). He has not lost his skills and still remains a great master, – Astafiev told Sport24.

The rights to the 31-year-old Kokorin belong to the Italian Fiorentina. The lease agreement with Aris is valid until June 30, 2023.

In the current season, in four matches for the new team, the Russian scored 1 goal and gave 1 assist. The player’s current value is 800,000 euros, according to Transfermarkt.

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