“The main thing is to call and play. Where and with whom – it doesn’t matter. Safonov said he was ready to compete in the Asian Confederation

The goalkeeper of Krasnodar and the Russian national team Matvey Safonov said he was ready to play for the national team in any confederation.

At the end of February 2022, FIFA and UEFA suspended Russian teams and clubs from participating in international tournaments due to the situation in Ukraine. The RFU considered the possibility of moving to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), but it was decided to create a working group with the participation of representatives of UEFA and FIFA, which will discuss in more detail the prospects for Russian football.

– How do you look at the situation with the national team – in September it will definitely play with Qatar, the second opponent has not been determined.

– I don’t even know – the games are either canceled or appointed. If I am called, of course, I will come. But it’s hard to comment on something, because you don’t know what’s going on.

– Is there any difference for you where to play the national team – in Asia or in Europe?

“I don’t care where they take me, I’ll go there. The main thing is to be called to play. Where and with whom is irrelevant.

– What about the club? Ready to play in Asian club tournaments?

“Now we have nothing at all, right? There is a fine line here. I don’t know if anyone knows if we have a chance to return to European competition. And what would be better – to have a small, small, but it is, even if it does not suit everyone, or not to have anything at all? If we return to the Champions League in 10-15 years, we should think about Asia. But no one knows the answer, so so far no one has gone anywhere, ”RB Sport quotes Safonov as saying.