Forward of the capital Dynamo Konstantin Tyukavin told Sport24 that agent Alexei Safonov jokingly asked him not to take the number in the Russian national team, under which Artem Dzyuba played.
– The challenge for the matches against Iran and Iraq is your second appearance in the Russian team. Agent Alexei Safonov said that he asked you not to take Dziuba’s number 22 into the national team.
– It was so. As a joke, of course – you know Nikolaich! I made my debut in the national team against Cyprus – and just under the 22nd. The T-shirt from that match is kept at my house, in a frame. Nikolaich did not make any remarks (laughs). He understands that they gave me a number, I cannot refuse it.
Tyukavin, 20, has made 28 appearances this season, scoring 9 goals and 3 assists.
On Saturday, in the 21st round of the WORLD RPL, Dynamo will host Sochi. Watch the live broadcast on the Match TV federal channel, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru. The start is at 13:45 (Moscow time).
Source: Sportbox
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