CSKA Moscow goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev said he never had special offers to go to a foreign club.
“And when they say “Akinfeev didn’t go there, he didn’t go here, he chose a comfortable zone”, then that’s fine – let them think so! But I had a dream and a goal to play in this team. I love him, I was brought to the CSKA arena for the first time.
In a Russian club – never in my life. Yes, and also in Europe. Just talk, ”Akinfeev quotes “Sport Express”.
Akinfeev is a student of the club. He played his debut for the main team of Muscovites in 2003 at the Russian Cup against Zenit. In total, he has more than 500 matches for “soldiers”, 300 of which are “dry”.
Together with the team, he became the Russian champion six times, won the same number of Russian Cups and won the UEFA Cup in the 2004/05 season.
The Russian is among the 7 best goalkeepers of the 21st century in terms of the number of “dry” matches in his career.
After 17 rounds of the Russian Premier League (RPL), the “soldiers” are in fifth place in the standings.
Formerly Igor Akinfeev Explained the reason for leaving the Russian national team after the 2018 World Cup.