Valery Kechinov / Photo: © FC “Spartak”
Former Spartak footballer Valery Kechinov said that he still has questions about the red-white summer transfer campaign.
The capital club acquired defenders Srdjan Babic and Oleg Ryabchuk, midfielder Theo Bongonda and Jesus Medina and loaned out forwards Shamar Nicholson and Keith Balde.
— If we analyze the transfer work of Spartak, the “red-whites” bought more than they sold. Given the large size of the clip, does this surprise you?
“Only one thing surprises me: why they didn’t strengthen the defense line.” They bought Babich and Ryabchuk, but the left-back position did not need much strengthening. Khlusevich can play there, Denisov. There are performers no weaker than Ryabchuk. We saw Babich only in a few matches. It is clear that defense is a problem area. But they were more willing to strengthen the position of wingers, where there are already many players.
— Besides Nicholson and Balde, maybe it was worth letting someone else go?
— They get rid of those players who play little and whom the coach does not count on. This means that Abascal needs the rest of the guys. Although there are football players who play almost exclusively in the Cup. Maybe the coach sees the near future in such guys. Or maybe clubs are looking for someone, but there are no offers yet.
— Another of our leaders, Dynamo, sold for 28 million euros and bought for 20. That is, it was simply a recruitment to replace the departed players. What do you think about this?
“Only the game will show the results of the Blue and White’s transfer work.” Those players who were sold made the team stronger. Now let’s see who was bought in their place,” Kechinov said in an interview with Euro-football.ru.
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Former Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos He talked about his interaction with Brazilian striker Vinicius Junior and other representatives of Brazil within the scope of the “royal club”.
“The Brazilians aroused my sympathy even as a child. While playing for Real Madrid, I developed excellent relationships with Vinicius, Casemiro and Militao.
It is very easy to find a common language with these guys: they know how to enjoy life, and their mentality is significantly different from that of the Germans.
Casemiro and Vinicius and I understood each other perfectly on the field and developed a unique football bond with Vini.
We communicated warmly in daily life. I believe that if there is no contact between players off the field, it is extremely difficult to achieve harmony in the game.
I used Vini’s high-speed bursts effectively and he masterfully directed my passes,” AS Kroos reports.
Let’s remember that Kroos defended the jersey of Real Madrid from 2014 to 2024. During this decade the German midfielder won the Champions League five times.
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Atalanta and Inter met in the Italian Serie A match. The match ended with the score 0:1.
Marked for guests Martinez (65′).
At the end of the match Atalanta has 22 points, the guests have 36 points.
Atalanta’s next match will be on January 3, 2026 against Roma. Inter will play their next match on 4 January 2026 (the opponent is Bologna).
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The Moscow football club “Spartak” gave permission Theo Bongonde leave the team for free during the winter transfer window. The journalist reported this on his page on the social network Sasha Tavolieri.
The player’s contract with Spartak expires in the summer of 2027.
It should be noted that several foreign clubs are interested in the player and have already sent requests for a free transfer.
Bongonda is 30 years old, joined Spartak in 2023 and played 74 official matches for the club, in which he scored 16 goals and provided 6 assists. The midfielder also played for the Spanish Cadiz and Celta, the Turkish Trabzonspor, the Belgians Genk and Zulte Waregem. As part of Genk in the 2020/21 season, Bongonda became the silver medalist of the Belgian championship and the winner of the national cup.
For the national team of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bongonda played 34 matches, in which he scored 7 goals and provided 1 assist.
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