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Zenit will not accept offers for Barrios – Medvedev
Wilmar Barrios / Photo: © Chloe Knott – Danehouse / Contributor / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru
Zenit CEO Alexander Medvedev denied reports that the St. Petersburg club has proposals for midfielder Wilmar Barrios.
On June 27, Twitter BastidoresCRF reported that the Brazilian side Flamengo had requested information on the 28-year-old midfielder, and European clubs are also interested in the player.
— No, we have not received any offers and are not going to accept, — Medvedev is quoted by Metaratings.ru.
Earlier, the media reported that the Colombian is considering the possibility of suspending the contract with the Blue-White-Blues for a year, using the permission of the International Football Federation (FIFA). On June 23, Barrios returned to the Zenith location.
Last season, the midfielder played 37 matches for Zenit, scored one assist.
On June 25, Sergey Semak’s team defeated Sochi (1:1, 4:2) on penalties at the PARI Premier Cup, on the 29th, the blue-white-blues will meet with CSKA.
Source: Sportbox
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