The geopolitical situation prevented the Russian basketball player Alexei Shved sign a contract with the Serbian”Red Star “, said the player’s agent Obrad Fimich in an interview with .
The 34-year-old Swede left CSKA Moscow this summer and moved to China’s Shanxi at the end of October. In September, information appeared in the media that the Swede could move to Crvena Zvezda.
— There have been conversations with European teams. As you remember, many wrote about the Red Star, but in the end the whole situation in the world influenced us, which is why we could not settle there… At the same time, there were teams that weren’t bothered by that. There were offers from two Spanish clubs. A big club, but a small financial offer. The second is normal in terms of money, but we still did not accept it.
In the end, I think Lesha made the right decision. Of course, I wanted him to continue his career where he would have the opportunity to play in the Euroleague. But in the end, everything is fine. Discovery of a new market. I think he will be able to continue his career in China for a few more years.
— How come political problems prevented the move to Red Star? It seems to be Serbia, it should have been easier.
— An issue immediately arose with a possible trip to the Euroleague game in Lithuania. He couldn’t get in there. The leaders of the Belgrade club anticipated this. In addition, this year there is a play-out system, many teams will then compete for the playoffs. And they thought that if Zalgiris was the opponent, it wouldn’t be very practical. As a result, Crvena Zvezda changed his mind about signing Alexei, Fimich told .
Source : MatchTV
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