Spartak legend Leonid Trakhtenberg spoke of the envy of foreign players of the Russian Premier League (RPL) after Zenit midfielders Malcom and Claudinho received Russian passports.
“I’m not Brazilian, why should I be jealous of them? Who should do? Chances are, Promes will be a little jealous, until and until she gets a Russian passport and one. And as soon as he gets it, he will stop being jealous of her. And there will not be a single person to envy. Even though there are strangers at Zenit – Barrios, Douglas Santos – they will probably be jealous,” Trachtenberg quotes. “Rating bookmakers”.
RPL Malcolm has made 16 appearances this season, scoring 11 goals and providing 5 assists. Claudinho has scored 2 goals and provided 4 assists in 11 games this season.
Zenit players themselves started the possibility of obtaining a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation. It is worth noting that Malcolm has been living in Russia since 2019, and Claudinho since 2021. Both are champions of the Beijing Olympic Games as part of the Brazilian national team.
Formerly Malcolm and Claudinho’s rep He stated that he did not know if they wanted to play for the Russian national team..