Zenit striker Yuri Alberto could move to a European club on loan, but the option with the Brazilian Corinthians turned out to be preferable, given the interests of the player, said Alexander Medvedev, general director of the Blue-White-Blues.
On Wednesday, Zenit announced that they had loaned Alberto to Corinthians, and in return they had loaned midfielder Gustavo Mantua and goalkeeper Ivan Quaresma.
– How do you assess this whole situation as a whole?
— Positively. Due to personal circumstances, Yuri Alberto asked us to leave him in Brazil. But, of course, we had no desire, no reason to do it just like that. In order to avoid legal conflicts, they began to work out mutually acceptable options. And not just one, but several. For example, another Brazilian and one European club expressed their readiness to carry out an onward loan. But taking into account all the circumstances, the player’s desire not to leave Brazil yet – he has a small child in his family – the option with Corinthians turned out to be the most interesting. Because we got not one player, but two, of a good level with great potential, who will strengthen Zenit this season. This applies to both,” Medvedev told Match TV.
According to him, newcomers will not need to adapt to Zenit for a long time.
– They are in game mode, so they won’t need much time to join Zenit. Especially, it concerns Manutana. He is a very versatile player who, like Sutormin, even played a defender. Although he can play both a pure striker and play in the position “under the attackers”. Given the versatility of Mantua, this is a very good acquisition. As a result of the loan, Zenit has the right to buy out the loaned Ivan and Mantua, while Corinthians have no such rights in relation to Yuri Alberto.
– The agreement with Mantua and Ivan precludes their departure during this season?
– They definitely won’t go anywhere if Zenit doesn’t want it. It is fixed legally, – Medvedev noted.
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Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe was spotted in the stands of the Africa Cup of Nations match between Morocco and Mali.
The Frenchman was wearing his partner and ex-partner’s t-shirt PSG Ashraf Hakimiwho plays for the Moroccans.
The Morocco-Mali match was played on Friday evening, ending 1-1. After two rounds, Morocco leads group A with 4 points.
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Discussion of a possible tightening of the limit for foreign players in the Russian Premier League (RPL) is not finished yet. The president of the Russian Football Federation told journalists this (RFU) Alexander Diukov.
The Ministry of Sports proposes to tighten the limit for foreign players by 2028 according to the “10 foreign players in the application, 5 on the field” scheme.
“The Ministry gave the football community, experts and specialists the opportunity to talk openly about this issue. As far as I understand, the discussion process continues,” Dyukov said.
According to the current limit, clubs RPL can include 13 foreign players in the application and release 8 foreign players on the field. In September, the Russian Football Federation said that the current limit allows for the first time to increase the playing time of young players to 18%.
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Head coach of Akhmat Stanislav Cherchesov he has not received offers from other football clubs and will not leave the Grozny team. Akhmat’s general director informed Sport Express. Akhmed Aydamirov.
Previously inside Average information appeared that Cherchesov was one of the candidates for the position of head coach of Dynamo Moscow; subsequently the team was led by Rolan Gusev.
“Stanislav Salamovich is not a bride to be courted somewhere. He himself declared that he would go somewhere? No, he remains in the club as planned. There was not a single offer. Conversations are only in the blogosphere,” Aidamirov said.
Cherchesov took charge of Akhmat after the third round of the current season of the World Cup – Russian Premier League (RPL). Akhmat occupies 8th place in the rankings RPLearning 22 points after 18 rounds. In the Fonbet Russian Cup, the Grozny team completed its performance in the group stage of the “way RPL“, ranking fourth in the Quartet A.
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