Former Spartak general manager Yuri Zavarzin said that the red-whites’ Russian forward does not fit the concept of the team’s new head coach Dejan Stankovic. His words are a guide “Soviet sport”.
“This means that the manager is not happy with him in some ways; football, psychology and other things. Spartak no longer needs him. Yes, he showed himself in some matches, both by scoring and assisting, but he does not fit the squad and he does not fit the manager,” he said.
The forward was removed from the starting line-up after the first round match of the current Russian Premier League (RPL) against Orenburg (0:2) and missed the second and third round matches of the RPL.
Sobolev has been playing for Spartak since 2020. In total, he played 139 matches for the team, scoring 58 goals and making 32 assists. His contract with the club runs until the summer of 2026.
In the completed season of the Russian Championship, Sobolev played 27 matches and scored five goals. He was reportedly close to a transfer to Zenit this off-season, but Spartak increased the player’s price at the last minute and the St. Petersburg club rejected the transfer.
Previously, former Spartak coach Andrei Chernyshov stated About discrimination against Sobolev.
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Source: Gazeta
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