Former Lokomotiv and Russian national team forward Dmitry Bulykin assessed the chances of Russian goalkeepers Matvey Safonov and Daniil Khudyakov to prove themselves in new clubs (French PSG and Austrian Sturm), noting that it will be difficult for players from Russia to enter the main league. If there is a contender with a European passport, the team. His words are guiding “Soviet sport”.
“Will the players be able to cope with the responsibility given to them? Everything depends on the coach’s confidence. If he trusts them, of course they will cope because the goalkeepers are good. The main thing is to give them a chance, because in Europe local players are given more chances,” Bulykin said.
On August 7, a friendly match was played between PSG and Sturm, and the match ended with a score of 2:2. Safonov and Khudyakov, who made this match their team’s debut, spent the entire game on the field.
PSG announced the transfer of Safonov, who plays for Krasnodar, on June 14. At the same time, it became known that a week ago, the player 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 in Minsk with the Russian national team and played a friendly match with the Belarusian national team, which ended with a 4:0 victory for the Russians. The goalkeeper returned to Russia with the team. Later, it became known that Safonov’s ban on leaving the country was lifted.
Insider Ivan Karpov said that Safonov managed to leave after paying part of his debt of 22 thousand rubles and the travel ban was temporarily lifted. The ban was later reinstated, but by then the goalkeeper had already left Russia.
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Source: Gazeta
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