Manuel Fernandes said that he was spied on at Lokomotiv, and Smorodskaya forced him to donate blood

Former Lokomotiv midfielder Manuel Fernandes said that during the period when Olga Smorodskaya was the president of the club, he was spied on and forced to take blood tests before every morning workout.

Fernandes played for Lokomotiv from 2014 to 2019, played 144 matches in which he scored 34 goals and scored 29 assists. Also in Russia, the midfielder played for Krasnodar.

— There was a period in my second season (2015-16) when I played only in the Europa League matches, was always available, but sat on the bench. Not because I didn’t want to – the coach’s decision.

If I didn’t show up for training, the club could terminate my contract because it’s a breach of contract. Olga wanted me to forgo money from my December paycheck because of the exchange rate. And I said no. She has to say that she made me do random blood tests in the morning before training, and people spied on me, even asked my doorman to contact the club if he saw anything suspicious.

What I left at Lokomotiv remained there in the form of titles and achievements, and most of that was after she left. This is not a coincidence, – quotes Fernandes Metaratings.ru.

Smorodskaya was the president of Lokomotiv from July 2010 to August 2016.

On Saturday, Lokomotiv will host Krasnodar as part of the 20th round of the WORLD RPL. Live broadcast on Match TV and MATCH PREMIER channels will start at 19:15 Moscow time. The broadcast will also be available on matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites.