Evgeny Safonov, father of PSG’s new player Matvey Safonov, confirmed that the goalkeeper has flown from Russia to France and is preparing to start training with a new team. His words are guiding Sports24.
“Matvey left Russia and is currently on holiday in France. As far as I know, he will start training with PSG on July 15. The travel ban has been lifted and his son is fine. When I left, everything was fine. In France, my son feels fine,” Safonov Sr. said.
Ivan Karpov, who was previously an insider reportedHe said Safonov managed to leave after paying off a debt of 22,000 rubles and the travel ban was temporarily lifted. The ban was later reinstated, but by then the goalkeeper had already left Russia.
On June 7, it became known that Safonov was banned from leaving Russia due to alimony debts exceeding 60 million rubles. The ban came into effect on June 6, when the goalkeeper was already with the Russian national team in Minsk, where the team played a friendly match against the Belarusian national team, which ended in a 4:0 victory for the Russians. The goalkeeper returned to Russia with the team.
It was later learned that Safonov’s ban on leaving the country had been lifted. It was reported that he had problems obtaining a French work visa. However, on Friday, June 14, PSG officially announced that a contract had been signed with Safonov until 2029.
Safonov played 30 matches for Krasnodar in all competitions in the 2023/24 season, conceding 27 goals and keeping 11 clean sheets.
Previously bailiffs deleted Part of the debt is from PSG goalkeeper Safonov.