Former PSG, Hull City and Eintracht football player Jay-Jay Okocha expressed his views on Russian football players and chose the two best.
“I know very few Russian football players, for example, Igor Yanovsky, Alexander Golovin. I played for West Ham recently, I think Vlašić. Isn’t he Russian? Wow, I thought it was the opposite, haha.
I associate Russian football with Golovin and a striker – too long … Artem Dziuba? Yes it is! I have relationships with them, these are the two stars of your football for me,” says Okocha. “Rating bookmakers”.
Golovin transferred from CSKA to Monaco in the summer of 2018. In total, the Russian player took part in 22 games of the season in Ligue 1 this season. The midfielder recorded five goals and six assists. Golovin is among the top 6 players in terms of assists in the French championship.
On February 8, Dziuba signed a contract with Lokomotiv until the end of the season. For several months he was without a striker team. He has been playing for Adana Demirspor club in Turkey since August 2022. On November 3, his contract with the team was terminated. In total, the striker played four matches for Adana, not even playing a single one.
It was previously reported that Khvicha Kvaratskelia, Real Madrid’s backup.