Former Zenit head coach Vlastimil Petrzhela believes that the careers of Russian football players are spoiled by salaries in the domestic championship. stated that “Bookmaker rating”.
“Money ruined the careers of many Russian players. RPL generally pays young talented football players too much. They get good contracts and this stops them from progressing. Kokorin is a prime example of this. “It was difficult for him to leave to play for a European club as it was very impossible to earn the same salary he received in Russia,” Petrzela said.
Kokorin played for Dinamo, Anzhi, Zenit, Sochi and Spartak in Russia. The striker became a player of Italian Fiorentina in 2021. The Russian football player rarely made it into the team and was transferred to the Cypriot Aris on loan in the summer of 2022. The striker played for one season and appeared in 27 matches in the local championship and scored 11 goals. He and his team won the gold medal last season. He returned to Aris on a one-year loan in September 2023.
The championship in which Kokorin played before, It was called the championship of baths.