Football
Kafanov: “European clubs will increasingly look towards Russian goalkeepers”
The goalkeeper coach of Rostov and the Russian national football team, Vitaly Kafanov, believes that the number of Russian goalkeepers playing in Europe may increase in the near future.
At the moment, European clubs are represented by Russians Ivan Zlobin (Famalican, Portugal), Nikita Khaikin (Bude-Glimt, Norway), Matvey Safonov (PSG, France), Daniil Khudyakov (Storm, Austria).
— There are currently four Russian goalkeepers playing in Europe: Zlobin, Khaikin, Safonov, Khudyakov. Do you think this number will increase in the coming years?
— It would definitely increase if we participated in European cups. Our goalkeepers are strong. But even now, I think, more and more often European clubs will look towards Russian goalkeepers. “We have someone to choose from,” RB Sport quotes Kafanov.
Source: Sportbox
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