Mario Fernandez: “All the news about my excess weight is an absolute lie”

Zenit announced an agreement with Fernandez on Monday. The contract with the 32-year-old footballer is for one year with the possibility of a season extension.

– How would you rate the physical form and the ability to play in official matches?

There has been a lot of strange news these days. They talked about my excess weight, that allegedly because of this, Zenit did not want to sign a contract with me. All this is an absolute lie. I do not understand who and why it was necessary. As for my physical form, I have been without football for three months, but I feel great. I will make every effort to be in the right condition for Zenit as soon as possible and help the team on the field, ”Match TV quotes Fernandez.

Fernandez previously played for CSKA Moscow, the Brazilian Gremio and Internacional. He has 33 matches and five goals for the Russian national team.

Zenit in the first round of the new season WORLD RPL on Saturday will play away with the Nizhny Novgorod Pari NN. Watch the live broadcast of the match starting at 15:10 on the MATCH PREMIER channel, as well as on matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites.