Athletistic / Soccer. Former Russian national team midfielder Andrey Kanchelskis spoke about the “Zenith”. He compared the Saint Petersburg club to PSG and gave it an unflattering assessment.

Zenit is a European giant, but only in terms of infrastructure, but in terms of results, it is an average European club. They won the Europa League once, and immediately a top club?

If they came out of the Champions League group every year, you could say they are one of the best clubs in Europe.

Each year, they either take third or last place in the group. In terms of infrastructure, Zenit is one of the top five clubs in Europe.

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If they get the chance, why don’t they buy a lot of players? Dynamo too: they bought a lot of players, then they rented them. If there is an opportunity, why not take advantage of it?

No matter what we say, every footballer is looking for the best place for themselves. Why shouldn’t a football player leave for St. Petersburg if he receives a valid offer? He doesn’t have two lives, he only has one.

“Zenith” – a bag of money, like “PSG”. It’s the case. There is money – they buy. Ufa or Ural don’t have a lot of money, they can’t afford such impressiveness,” Kanchelskis said as quoted by RB Sport.