“Zenith” will not lose much with the departure of Alberto in “Corinthians” – Belous

The former general director of the Moscow football club, Yuri Belous, believes that Zenit will not lose much if forward Yuri Alberto leaves for Corinthians on an ongoing basis.

At the end of June, the St. Petersburg club agreed with Corinthians to transfer the 21-year-old player on loan for the 2022/23 season. Goalkeeper Ivan and attacking midfielder Gustavo Mantua went in the opposite direction.

– Is this a profitable deal for Zenit, even if Gustavo Mantuan moves in the opposite direction?

“It’s hard for me to speak in this situation, when there is an extremely unacceptable situation for us, when FIFA allows players to terminate contracts,” Belous quotes Sport Day by Day. – I think that Zenit will not lose much with the departure of this player to Corinthians. The rest is the arithmetic of the second grade of high school: how much they took, how much they left, how much they paid, and so on.

– In the current situation, Zenit should make concessions in order to gain at least some money?

– Yes. Brazil is not an unfriendly country for us and there are financial transfers. Unlike Western Europe. The decision to suspend contracts is politicized. For the players playing in the championship of Russia, there is no threat to life and safety. The political situation is tense, and we see that the players are forced to leave the championship of Russia to play for the national team. We can give an example of Rybus. Would Krychowiak have been invited to the Polish national team if he had not left Russia? Let’s see what decision will be made by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

In total, the 21-year-old Brazilian has 28 matches for Corinthians, in which he scored 11 goals.