Vatutin – about the construction of USC CSKA: “There is a certain delay which they promise to make up for”

President of Basketball CSKA Andrei Vatutin in an interview with , he said that construction work on the new USC CSKA was progressing with some delay, but the builders were promising to make up for lost time.

The last time the military team played USC CSKA was in the 2020/21 season.

— How is the construction work on the new USC CSKA progressing?

— Indeed, this project is a priority for us and for Norilsk Nickel. The current results are important at the moment, and a new home for the club and supporters will solve many problems for many years to come. All club teams, the office, the store, the museum – all this should again be in one place and represent CSKA, and not segments of infrastructure forcibly dispersed throughout Moscow. Being in the same building not only brings management synergy, but also an irreplaceable feeling of club camaraderie, a feeling of involvement in everything that happens. It must be understood that the club is neither an entrepreneur nor a promoter. We formed, so to speak, the terms of reference depending on the size of the land, the allocated building areas and the amount of financing. They are still involved as much as possible in the process, but more as consultants. I always speak with caution about the timetable for the completion of work. There is currently some delay, but they promise to catch up. Regardless, the process is ongoing and Norilsk Nickel remains interested in the project. It is the most important. You always want to go faster, but life is life,” Vatoutine said in an interview with .

CSKA leads the table in Group A of the VTB United League. On Friday, the Army team will meet Zenit in the match of the second stage of the regular season. The match will take place in Saint Petersburg.

Watch VTB United League matches on TV channels of the Match sub-holding and on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.