Moscow CSKA is a commercial club and has nothing to do with the armed forces, said the president of the hockey team, Igor Esmantovich, answering the question whether he considers himself guilty in the situation with the goalkeeper Ivan Fedotov .
In July, 25-year-old Fedotov was arrested in St. Petersburg on suspicion of escaping military service, the hockey player was taken to Severodvinsk. As it became known from , the goalkeeper will remain in the city in the training unit until the oath is taken. He is expected to be sworn in on August 13.
– Do you consider yourself guilty in the situation with Fedotov?
– Guilty of what? We have nothing to do with the military, we are a trading club,” Esmantovich told reporters.
– They say you are offended …
– What does it mean: we are offended? We didn’t take offense at anyone. On Radulov, on Mamin, on Kiselevich. They left, then came back, everything was fine.
Did you try to pressure him to sign the contract?
We had no contractual agreement. We negotiated, it didn’t work. Nobody pushed anyone.
– Can you intervene?
What should I interfere with? The contract ended, he signed with Philadelphia. If you show me a way to intervene, I will intervene.
Fedotov is the silver medalist of the 2022 Olympics, the winner of the Gagarin Cup with CSKA. In May, the goaltender signed a contract with the Philadelphia Flyers club in the NHL.
Source : MatchTV
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