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The former head coach of CSKA and Ural, Alexander Tarkhanov, appreciated the transition of 19-year-old Sochi midfielder Alexander Kovalenko to Zenit.
Kovalenko signed a contract with the St. Petersburg club until the summer of 2028. Last season, the midfielder played on loan for Wings of the Soviets, played in 30 matches, scored two goals and made three assists.
— Kovalenko is a good footballer. The only thing youth can affect. And so he looked good in Wings of the Soviets. They watched him for so much time to take.
– It is difficult to imagine that Kovalenko ousted Claudinho or Wendel from Zenit?
– I think that if he is trusted, he can compete. Kovalenko is a reasonable guy. No one will concede in mobility. Quite technical, understands situations. Only until it has bombarding qualities. But it’s hard to guess. Still, “Wings” is “Wings”, and “Zenith” is “Zenith”. If anything, they will probably give Kovalenko on loan, also to a good club.
– You will not be offended if Kovalenko repeats the fate of Bakaev, who came to Zenit and actually did not play for a year?
– They are a little different. I think that Kovalenko is more promising. First, he plays in a different position. And Bakaev has Malcolm on the one hand, Claudinho on the other. Therefore, it was probably difficult for him to compete, ”RB Sport” quotes Tarkhanov.
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In the match of the 19th round of the French championship, Paris Saint-Germain beat Auxerre with the score 1:0.
The only goal was scored Bradley Barcola in the 79th minute.
PSG scored 45 points and ranked first, ahead of Lens, who have 43 points and a game in hand. Auxerre is 17th with 12 points.
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Aston Villa manager Unai Emery He played his 100th Europa League match as a coach.
This also happened in the away match of the 7th round, where his players played against Türkiye.
Unai Emery’s 100 matches in the Europa League:
Unai Emery has the most UEFA competition wins of any manager since 2020.
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In addition, after the victory in Istanbul, the Spanish player became the player with the best points per game average in UEFA tournaments in this period (2.18).
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Tottenham have made their first official offer for the Liverpool defender Andrea Robertson.
Last summer, Robertson almost moved to Atlético Madrid, but the deal was cancelled, and now Tottenham wants to lure the player to themselves, taking advantage of the fact that his contract expires at the end of the season.
Since the Scotland international joined Liverpool from Hull in 2017 for a fee of around £8 million, he has won every trophy with the club and has become a cult figure on Merseyside.
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