Former Spartak midfielder Alexander Mostovoi told Sport Day by Day that he is considering the transfer of the Croatian defender Dejana Lovrena from “Zénith” to “Lyon” a defeat for the Saint Petersburg club.
– Today we learned that Lovren left Zenit, will this increase Spartak’s chances of winning gold?
– After all, it’s not a player who plays, but a team. Of course, it’s a loss for Zenit, because Lovren was a cement defender. Paired with Rodrigao, they seemed very confident. I think at the moment Zenit, of course, is weakened. I’m sure the pursuers of Zenit are happy to lose a player of this class.
On the other hand, Zenit is unlikely to sell Lovren and not consider who to replace him with. St. Petersburgers will surely buy another foreigner and they should have no problems with that. Here the question arises, somehow everything happened too quickly. More recently they followed him to the world championships and then bam – and sold. This once again shows us the situation: “He likes, likes, then bangs, wags his tail and leaves.” I’ve been talking about it for a long time.
– Lyon is now in the middle of the French championship. Are you surprised by Lovren’s decision to leave the RPL leader?
– For footballing reasons, I’m not surprised, because it’s not the first time. We shouted so much at Mario Fernandez, who received a passport, and almost called him Russian, no matter what we did. Two or three days and it’s gone… Everything, unfortunately. Everyone knows why this happens.
– What do you think, will the departure of Lovren be the beginning of the exodus of the legionnaires from Zenit?
– About two months ago, the question arose of issuing passports to Brazilians, giving them Russian citizenship. Probably, I was one of the first to say then: “Why? Why do it? We have a country of 150 million people, and you give passports… And then the next day you shout that you have to develop football, raise your own people, then they give you passports. Mario Fernandez, of course, well done, but he’s still not ours.
Another thing, I do not exclude that another legionnaire also wants to leave. Although, if it weren’t for the whole situation that arose … Who could boast of the title of five-time or six-time champion of Russia? Lovren will leave now and will never be champion there with Lyon or anyone else. The same Brazilians are unlikely to leave for a team that is fighting for the championship.
Zenit announced Lovren’s return to Lyon on Monday. The 33-year-old Croatian has been playing for the Bleu-Blanc-Blues since 2020, becoming a double Russian champion.
“Day to Day Sports”
Source : MatchTV
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