The head coach of the Russian national football team, Valery Karpin, was born in St. Petersburg talked about the naturalization of midfielders “Zenith” Malcolm and Claudinho.
The 52-year-old expert said that the Russian Football Union (RFU) did not ask him about this.
“They didn’t care about my opinion. Could these players be useful to me in the near future? Maybe I won’t be anymore. When? In two years? Maybe a lot will change.
I understand that the RFU was busy with this, ”quotes Karpin “Sport Express”.
Recall that Malcolm and Claudinho received Russian passports in February 2023.
In 2021, the players won the gold medal of the Olympic Games in Tokyo as part of the Brazilian national team.
Formerly Valery Karpin answered To a question about the discussion with the head of the RFU, Alexander Dyukov, about the transition to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).