St. Petersburg Zenit Chairman Alexander Medvedev said that team player Wendel will remain at the club “Match TV”.
“Wendel is a key manager at Zenit and no negotiations regarding his transfer have been held, are being held and are not expected to be held,” Medvedev said.
Wendel played in 15 matches in the Russian Premier League (RPL) this season, scoring one goal and making eight assists.
Krasnodar becomes the leader of RPL in 2024. In the national championship standings they and St. Petersburg Zenit have 39 points after 18 matches, but they have higher points thanks to Musaev’s 2:0 win in the head-to-head match. In third place is Moscow’s Spartak, who have won their last six games in the RPL; The “red-whites” have 37 points. In fourth place is “Dynamo”, another team from Moscow; Marcel Lička’s team finishes the year with 35 points. Lokomotiv, which ranks fifth, also has the same number.
Previously at Zenit explainedIt was explained why four players of the Russian national team withdrew.