Volleyball player of the French national team Zhenya Grebennikov admitted that he always wanted to play in Russia and the desire did not decrease

The libero of the French volleyball team and the St. Petersburg club Zenit Zhenya Grebennikov admitted that he always wanted to play in Russia.

The French volleyball player is the son of the famous Soviet volleyball player and coach Boris Grebennikov. He has been playing at Zenit since 2021.

– The desire to play in Russia has not decreased?

– No, I played in France, Germany, Italy, and there was always a desire to compete in Russia. Moment [для перехода] got caught – this is a chance for me. Foreign liberos are very rarely taken to the super league, because here the limit is two foreigners per team. And to get into such a city, a team is the best offer from Russia. Contract for three years, good project. Nothing has changed for me, the same desire to play here.

– Should we wait for your father in the Russian Super League? After all, he already tried himself here.

– I don’t think it’s very difficult to get into the Super League as a coach. It is necessary to talk with the agent, the president, the director of the club.

– Did the Olympic gold in Tokyo help you get to Zenit?

– I signed a contract with Zenit four months before the Olympic Games. Then it would have been too late, since transfers are always made earlier, ”Grebennikov told the Championship.

As part of the French national team, 31-year-old Grebennikov became the European champion, two-time World League winner and Olympic champion.