Athletistic / Basketball. CSKA president Andrey Vatutin has admitted that the club is facing financial difficulties. According to the official, the budget for “army men” will now decrease.

“Our owner Norilsk Nickel, being the most important element of the Russian economy, is experiencing some difficulties, and the club has been asked to take measures to reduce the budget. The situation with other sponsors is also difficult: many are left for objective reasons, a contract already effectively agreed, alas, remained unsigned We continue to work in this direction.

Vatutin estimated the chances of restoring CSKA to the Euroleague

Victory in the VTB United League? Many may disagree with me, but I consider it a much more ambitious task and a serious challenge to trust young people more, to test themselves in new conditions, than to fill everything with money, to overpay stars and win the VTB League at all costs.

Yes, we will do our best to win the title, but only according to the possibilities we have today,” Vatuin told Rossiyskaya Gazeta.