Andrey Kanchelskis, the former football player of the Russian national team and Manchester United, said that the news about the transfer of CSKA defender Mario Ferandes to Zenit was not surprising, noting that the main reason for this decision was the financial aspect. The words of the former actor are in the lead role sports24.
6 July journalist Alexandre Prezel knowledgeable Fernandez’s St. About permission to go to the St. Petersburg club.
“At the end of his career, Mario wants to make money and become a champion. Zenit will be champions again. Everything is very clear to me. It’s funny that they talk about betrayal in modern Russian football. What is loyalty to the club? There is no such thing in Russia anymore! Here, in Soviet times there were real concepts ahead of the clubs,” said Kanchelskis.
Before the last game of CSKA in the 2021/22 season, it was learned that former Russian national team defender Fernandez decided to take a career break indefinitely. He flew to Brazil, had a child.
In December 2022, CSKA allowed Fernandez to spend a year on loan at Internacional, but in April 2023 the football player left the club on his own initiative, so now the next team to which the defender will be transferred will have to pay compensation. to Internacional.
Fernandez’s contract with CSKA expires in 2024.
Previously it happened It is known that Zenit wants to buy Mario Fernandez.