Ruslan Litvinov: “I can’t imagine myself wearing a T-shirt of any team except Spartak.” Only with a diamond on the chest”

Spartak footballer Ruslan Litvinov said that he could not imagine himself as part of another club.

Litvinov is a graduate of the “red and whites”. In September, the Moscow club extended the contract with the 24-year-old player until 2029.

— At the very beginning of the negotiations, I asked the agent not to distract me from football with the topic of the contract. I just said that I want to stay and I’m not even going to consider offers from other clubs from Russia. I can’t imagine myself wearing a T-shirt of any of them except Spartak. Only with a diamond on the chest.

I’m glad that everything worked out for everyone in the end. It is a great honor for me that the management of my native club considered me worthy to continue my career here.

I am immensely grateful to every person who took part in my development as a football player. At the Academy, in the youth team, at Spartak-2, at the base.

Since childhood, I had a dream to play for the first team of Spartak. I moved step by step towards this goal. And now, when I have almost one and a half hundred matches under my belt, I understand what a tragedy it would be for me to miss this.

There were many circumstances that could have simply broken me. The most primitive thing is injuries. As a teenager, you may not even know what to do next. There is a risk of breaking down not only physically, but also psychologically. At such moments, the help of adults who treat you warmly is very important,” the Spartak press service quotes Litvinov as saying.

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