Leonid Slutsky, former head coach of the Russian national football team CSKA Moscow and Rubin Kazan, compared Lokomotiv striker Sergei Pinyaev to Real Madrid player Vinicius Junior.
“After Wings it became the dream of all teams. Pinyaev is our brightest young player. So far, Sergey for me is the Russian Vinicius with all the pros and cons. Given Pinyaev’s age, he has a chance to be Antoine Griezmann from Vinicius, ”said Slutsky Youtube channel “Comment.Show”.
18-year-old Pinyaev moved from Samara’s Wings of the Soviets to Lokomotiv at the end of December. He signed a four-year deal. Prior to the transition, the 18-year-old midfielder scored four goals and provided three assists in his 15 appearances for Krylia Sovetov in all tournaments this season.
Note that the footballer has repeatedly interned at Manchester United. In the fall of 2022, he made his debut for the Russian national team.
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