Khimki general manager Nikolai Olenev said in an interview with that the departure of striker Alexander Dolgov and midfielder Reziuan Mirzov from the club near Moscow was linked to the players’ desire to play in the first division.
– Why didn’t you manage to leave Alexander Dolgov, one of the main strikers in the team?
– It is his decision, which is due to the desire to play in the Premier League.
– Did Reziuan Mirzov leave for the same reason?
– Mirzov’s contract has ended and he also decided not to renew it. But it is better to check with Resiouan why he took such a decision. I can only say that we offered Mirzov and Dolgov various options to stay at the club, but the decision was theirs, Olenev told .
Dolgov, 24, has made 29 appearances for Khimki in all competitions in the 2022/23 season, scoring four goals and providing five assists. On June 26, the striker reached an agreement with Voronezh Fakel. Also in June, 30-year-old Mirzov left Khimki due to the expiration of his contract. The midfielder played 27 games for the Moscow region team last season, scored four goals and made the same number of assists. Now the striker is in free agent status.
At the end of last season, Khimki took 15th place in the RPL WORLD and were relegated to MELBET First League.
Source : MatchTV
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