Dziuba may end his career if he does not want to make concessions on salary, says Kanchelskis

Former midfielder of the Russian national team Andrey Kanchelskis spoke about the situation with striker Artem Dzyuba.

In June, the 33-year-old player’s contract with Zenit expired, at the moment the player is in the status of a free agent. Earlier, the general director of Crvena Zvezda, Zvezdan Terzic, in a conversation with Match TV, said that signing a contract with the striker was just an idea that did not turn into a deal.

– Every day it becomes more and more clear that Dzyuba is not really needed by anyone. In Europe, for sure. Apparently with such appetites, no one wants to deal with him. It will cost too much. Dziuba is a star only by Russian standards.

At this rate, he can end his career if he does not want to make concessions on wages. And the new season is already on the nose, after all, you need to go through the pre-season training camp in order to be in shape for the start. Not a boy anymore. At the age of 33, it is very difficult to keep a good shape after the summer, Sport24 quotes Kanchelskis.

Dzyuba has been playing for Zenit since 2015. In total, he played 249 matches for the club, scored 108 goals and gave 71 assists.

Four times as part of the St. Petersburg team, he became the champion of Russia, twice – the owner of the Russian Cup, and also won the country’s Super Cup four times.