Match TV football commentator Konstantin Genich commented on Brazilian Zenit midfielder Claudinho’s return to St. Louis. He expressed the opinion that he wanted to leave the St. Petersburg club. His words are quoted metaratings.ru.
“Because there is no European Cup, foreign players do not want to stay. It is a very complicated logistical story; Colombians will have to be on the road for more than 30 hours because of the national team. Latin Americans want to go to places where there is more warmth, where they can pay the same amount of money and where they do not have to put in as much emotional effort .They are playing at full speed here.
There has always been and will be a demand for players like Claudinho. His representative in the media can be manipulated, but it is clear from his mood that he is tired of playing for Zenit. We saw when Claudinho played well and when he played lazily. This season he played more games with laziness like Wendel,” Genich said.
Claudinho, 26, has been playing for the Blaugrana since August 2021 after joining from RB Bragantino. He scored 19 goals and 21 assists in 86 matches.
Zenit, which lasted 18 weeks in the Russian Premier League (RPL), is in second place in the rankings with 36 points. Sergei Semak’s team is just two points behind leaders Krasnodar.
The Russian Championship has gone into winter break and will resume only in March, the 19th round starts on the 3rd. In the first official RPL match of 2024, Zenit will play Spartak Moscow, which is in fifth place with 30 points, in St. Petersburg. He will host in St. Petersburg. In the first round, Zenit won at Otkritie Bank Arena with a score of 3:1.
Previously recognized Zenit’s policy during the winter transition period.