Assistant coach of Zenit William Oliveira spoke about the attacking midfielder’s possible departure from the club Claudineand also commented on the moment of the match for the Russian Super Cup with Krasnodar (4:2), when the midfielder did not shake hands with the coach Sergei Semakleaving the field after the substitution.
Conflict between Semak and Claudinho? No, there were no problems. He shook hands with both me and Bogdanich. It is clear that he did not want to be substituted, but there are no problems here. This is a game situation. We thought he was tired, so we substituted him.
Is he still part of the team? It is not clear yet. There are many rumors and conversations around us. This happens every season [с Клаудиньо]. Last season even more than now, but he stayed in the team. That’s why we don’t keep anyone here by force. If the offer is good for both the club, the player and his representative, then, of course, as we have already seen with Malcom, the key player can be sold. This is not the first year that this has happened. If we lose Claudinho or other players, we will replace our players with sufficient quality and continue to fight for the top places.
