Former Rostov coach Sergei Balakhnin said Russian Premier League (RPL) clubs don’t need to give up on legionnaires. According to him, this will lead to a further deterioration of Russian football.
“If the RPL clubs reject the legionnaires, the Russian championship will deteriorate even faster. Good to have Zenit starring cool foreigners. They still somehow maintain the level of the Russian Premier League, and everyone is drawn to them, ”explains Balakhnin. “Euro-Football.Ru”.
Recall that last year the International Football Federation (FIFA) allowed legionnaires playing in the RPL to suspend their contracts.
Also, after some players were sold to European teams, some Russian clubs had problems getting paid for transfers.
Now the league has a plan that the club can have no more than eight foreigners on its application. Thus, Zenit contributed to the team’s two Brazilian midfielders, Malcolm and Claudinho, in obtaining the passports of citizens of the Russian Federation and becoming legionnaires.
Formerly Malcolm and Claudinho’s rep Answered the question about the possible departure of the players from Zenit.