Zenith’s player Alip said that the team did not know about Lovren’s departure.
MOSCOW, January 9 – RIA Novosti, Vasily Bogdanov. St. Petersburg “Zenith” defender Nuraly Alip admitted to RIA Novosti that the team did not know about the departure of Dejan Lovren and regrets the loss of the Croatian football player.
At the beginning of January, “Zenith” and the French “Lyon” reached an agreement on the transition of the central defender and captain of the “blue-white-blue”.
The Kazakh defender admitted that he did not think about the possible transition of the Russian Football Union to the Asian Football Confederation. “For me right now, the most important thing is to get in shape and prove that there is a reason why I came to Zenit. And it doesn’t matter to me personally where the team performs – in Asia or Europe.” contact added.
He also talked about his attitude towards the coach, Kurban Berdiyev, with whom he worked in Kairat. “I was very happy for him to see that he is in charge of Sochi. He is an experienced specialist who has won trophies and beat Barcelona. Unfortunately we have not spoken to him yet. I think we will definitely talk to him when I return.” “I look forward to our meeting,” said Russia.
Berdyev officially became head of Sochi in December 2022.
Source: Ria
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