French defender Damien Le Tallec explained why he decided to return to the Russian championship after a long hiatus.
“I always watched RPL matches, I followed them closely. I know many players have left Russia but RPL will always be a good league. There are cool fans, big cities, good stadiums and infrastructure. Playing in Russia is always great. Everyone has their own opinion and personal life. I love Russia, I love being here. That’s why I wanted to come back”, – quoting Le Tallec “Championship”.
Le Tallec was born in France and played for the youth and youth teams of this country. In the fall of 2020, he received Russian citizenship.
A Frenchman with a Russian passport previously played for Mordovia Saransk in the Russian Premier League (RPL) in the 2014/15 season. Le Tallec is also known to play for Montpellier, Red Star, Hoverla and Nantes. The last club of the 32-year-old player was the Greek AEK.
After 7 rounds, RPL “Torpedo” takes the penultimate place in the ranking. “Avtozavodtsy” received only one point. The last Ural has the same number. Le Tallec made his debut for Muscovites against CSKA in the Russian Cup.
It was previously reported that Former Spartak player Ilya Kutepov took a 10x cut from his salary to move to Torpedo..