Former owner of Moscow Spartak, Leonid Fedun, criticized the management of the red-whites for the situation of team captain Georgy Dzhikia. He shared his opinion with him “Sports Express”.
“It is not a pleasant situation. In the past years, Jikia was the captain. He was one of the symbols of the club’s victories in the RPL and the Russian Cup. Therefore, Spartak had to negotiate with him quietly and amicably.
If you remember, I had the same scandal with Titov and Kalinichenko. It didn’t end well. I want the parties to decide [вопрос] quietly, in the office and did not go out. This suggests that the current president of Spartak does not work very professionally.
Agent Jikia’s words? He needs to get commission, his money. I am not ready to comment on the representative’s remarks,” Fedun said.
This season, Jikia has played in only six of a possible 18 matches in the Russian Premier League (RPL). His contract with his club expires in June 2024.
In early February, the player’s agent Vadim Shpinev said that the defender would not sign a new contract while the team was managed by Guillermo Abascal. Later, Dzhikia claimed that he was not playing solely for sporting reasons. At the same time, the defender does not want to leave Spartak and negotiate with other teams until the contract ends.
Previously Utkin statedThere are two options to resolve the dispute between Abaskal and Jikia.