Dzyuba and Smolnikov will be able to strengthen Lokomotiv, Diniyar Bilyaletdinov believes

Ex-football player of Lokomotiv Diniyar Bilyaletdinov commented on the possible transition of striker Artem Dzyuba and defender Igor Smolnikov to the camp of railway workers.

Earlier, journalist Ivan Karpov wrote on his Telegram channel that Dziuba and Smolnikov agreed with the Red-Greens to sign contracts before the end of the season.

– If the contract with Dzyuba is indeed signed, then, of course, this is an enhancement for Lokomotiv. The team needs to correct the situation, they will gnaw points. You definitely need a striker who knows how to score goals in the penalty area. I hope everything will work out, – quotes the words of Dzyuba “RB Sport”.

– Igor Smolnikov can also join Lokomotiv.

– Experienced guys are always needed in a situation in which Lokomotiv is now. It is necessary that there be a fusion of experience, youth and good preparation. If Smolnikov and Dzyuba end up in Lokomotiv, this will benefit the team.

– The fact that Dzyuba has not had match practice since November last year will not affect his performance in any way?

– In the time left before the restart of the championship, you can get in shape. There is no problem for a professional to do this.

Dzyuba until November played for the Turkish “Adana Demirspor”, Smolnikov until January was a player in the Moscow “Torpedo”.

The 2022/23 season in Russia will resume with FONBET Russian Cup matches, which will begin on February 22. The WORLD RPL season starts on March 3rd. Broadcasts of RPL and Russian Cup matches can be watched on the Match TV federal channel, as well as on the thematic channels of the holding and on matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites.