Former midfielder of the Russian national team and CSKA Evgeny Aldonin talked about the small number of representatives of Kazakhstan in Russian clubs. His words are quoted legal betting.
“I think the main issue here is the lack of European cups (UEFA Champions League and Europa League).
“Just for these reasons, I think the players of the Kazakh national team have taken this situation into account and plan to continue their careers where they can only play for the leading clubs in Europe,” Aldonin said.
So, the defender of the Kazakhstan national team Nuraly Alip currently plays for Zenit, and in the winter transfer period another Kazakh Marat Bystrov left Akhmat.
Krasnodar, which lasted 18 weeks in the Russian Premier League (RPL), entered the winter break as the leader by collecting 38 points. Zenit is in second place with two points missing. Dinamo (32 points) completed the top three.
In the first match after the restart of the season in RPL, Zenit will host Spartak Moscow and Krasnodar will host Rubin Kazan, which is in seventh place, at home.
Previously at Zenit explained Mario Fernandez was excluded from the squad this season.