Former Russian goalkeeper Bayer’s manager explains why the player decided not to return to Russia

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Anton Smirnov, the manager of former Zenit and Bayer goalkeeper Andrey Lunev, said the goalkeeper’s priority is to try his hand again in Europe. Transmits words “Championship”.

“We realized that if we return to Russia, it is unlikely that we will go to Europe. Andrei is 31 years old, and in the future it will be extremely difficult to transfer from Russia to Europe. And after a successful performance in Karabakh, you can get a great chance to play in Europe and beyond, once you reach your real game level.

There weren’t many details for us in Russia. “It was possible to go to Rostov, but the priority was Europe,” Smirnov said.

Lunev left Zenit in the summer of 2022 to become a Bayer player. His former teammate Serdar Azmun also works in the team.

Lunev’s contract with the German team expired in June 2023. The Russian left the club. On August 19, Azerbaijan announced the signing of “Karabakh” Lunev.

The goalkeeper has only three matches for the German club in the Bundesliga and the Europa League. He made his debut for Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League against Ferencváros and conceded a goal.

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