Former CSKA head coach Alexander Tarkhanov said he does not consider it a failure that negotiations on defender Mario Fernandez’s return to the army club have failed. stated that Vprognoze.ru.
“I don’t see it as a big failure for CSKA. Fernandez is a good player of course, but the army club now has someone to play in his position.
But if Mario still managed to make a comeback, then he could very well be in the main team. As for the age issue, they now play up to 40,” said Tarkhanov.
It was learned that before the last game of CSKA in the 2021/22 season, 32-year-old Fernandez decided to take a career break indefinitely. He returned to Brazil to rest and be with his family. In September, Mario and his wife had a son. His contract with the Russian club expires in 2024.
In December, CSKA allowed Fernandez to play a one-year loan at Brazil Internacional. He left the club in April 2023.
Fernandez played in the red-blues for ten years, winning three championships and the Russian Super Cup, as well as the country’s Super Cup once. Accepting Russian citizenship, he took part in the Russian national team at the 2018 World Championships, when the national team led by Stanislav Cherchesov reached the quarterfinals.
Former representative of Mario Fernandez knowledgeablethat the player will not return to CSKA.