Athletistic / Football. Former Zenit striker Hulk has said he feels unease within the Russian club. According to him, his teammates were jealous of his salary.
“The beginnings at Zenit were difficult. We arrived at the club with Axel Witsel. Zenit signed him first, then me. When we arrived in St. Petersburg, other players began to envy us because that they were older We scored goals, but the guys didn’t party with us, they just boycotted us The first year I told the agent I wanted to leave, but. he answered me that the president of the club would not let me go anywhere, but would restore order in the locker. Later, four or five players were removed from the club, then we won everything, and the atmosphere in. the team has become simply wonderful, ”said Hulk in an interview with GaloTV.
Hulk was a Zenit player from 2012 to 2016. The Russian club paid Porto 60 million euros for his transfer. As part of the blue-white-blue team, the Brazilian played 148 matches, scored 76 goals and made 60 assists. With Zenit he became champion of Russia, as well as winner of the Super Cup and the National Cup.
Zenit’s president at the time was Alexander Dyukov, who today heads the Russian Football Union (RFU). In 2016, the blues-blancs-bleus sold Hulk to the Chinese Shanghai SIPG for 56 million euros. He now defends the colors of Brazilian Atlético Mineiro.
Source: Sport
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