The acquisition of a scandalous striker will be a plus for any club in Russia. But the return of Alexander is unlikely.
Artem Dziuba left Russia. Pavel Mamaev divorced his wife, leaving Alana after marriage an expert position on all issues on television as a legacy. Legionnaires, super cups, and almost all local stories were shredded. There is a shortage of acute! Who has always come to the rescue of all fans of “Santa Barbara” from football? Who is the hero with a minus sign, but still with the super prefix? Of course, this is Alexander Kokorin.
Yes, let a man of outstanding football talent, with gorgeous legs and a beautiful head, have already forgotten when he last played at his own facilities. Let the best skills in his technical arsenal be feints with a stool or champagne tricks. Yet one of his skills remains super-elitist: storytelling. The club receiving Kokorin immediately becomes a subject for discussion. And the hype for so many league teams right now is a deficit.
It’s time for Sasha to get on the plane and say the catchphrase from “Brother-2”.
Transfer from Fiorentina to Russia. This is real?
Alexander is being wooed not just anywhere, but in Torpedo. At the same time, the rumors are so intrusive that even the president of the club had to speak out:
– And how much does Kokorin ask? To understand who we are negotiating with. We offer 800 thousand euros? Is it 52 million rubles a year and more than 4 million rubles a month for Kokorin? In “Torpedo”?! So, what do you want from me, call the one who gave such information. Ask: do they have 4 million a month for Kokorin? You can also ask: where did you get this information from? Will they send me or call me to try? – quotes Denis Maslov “Championship”.
The numbers are kind of weird. According to press reports, Kokorin has a huge salary, he is the third in this level at Fiorentina. But he receives about 1.8 million euros a year. Where is another million, “Torpedo”? Did Alexander agree to be demoted?
Is it profitable for the Italians to break the contract?
But the main thing is that right now it is unprofitable for Fiorentina to get rid of the Russian striker. It is unlikely that anyone in their right mind believes that even 20 sheep, a Finnish refrigerator and a certificate of honor will be able to help out for a transfer. Rather, it will be a lease, when a part of the salary (a large one) will have to be paid precisely to the “violets”, and the player will do something incomprehensible, from the point of view of the Italians.
But there is another option: Three years ago, Italy adopted new tax rules for professional athletes. Roughly speaking, taxes on the salaries of players who have spent more than two years in the league will be levied on only half of the amount prescribed in the contract. And Kokorin’s 1.8 million euros for Fiorentina’s tax liabilities will turn into 900 thousand. And only from this figure the government will take the Italian 43%.
Conclusion: Kokorin in the RPL is an unlikely transfer. And the option with the “Torpedo” looks completely unexpected. Beginners simply can not pull the “status”. Those who are more serious have enough problems of their own. Fiorentina, for sure, will try to shake out at least some money from Alexander’s possible moves. The combination of factors hints that the odious striker is unlikely to return to his native land. This means that in the near future we will not find out how the once best striker in the country plays football now.
