Spartak head coach Alexei Zhamnov said in an interview with that for the new season the “red and whites” will strengthen with three or four newcomers and try to preserve the core of the team.
Spartak in the first round of the Gagarin Cup defeated Severstal Cherepovets (4-1), then lost to Metallurg Magnitogorsk (2-4).
— Mikhail Maltsev stays at Spartak?
— We still have the rights and negotiations are underway. Here we have a dialogue; leaders are looking for different options. There is a chance that Maltsev will stay at Spartak.
You must clearly understand that in our organization we have our own field of activity. My job is to coach and I don’t get involved in contract negotiations about who should get what. That would be a mistake.
—Is there a chance that Ivan Morozov will stay?
– Yes. The situation is the same as with Maltsev.
— “Carolina” placed Alexander Pashin in the waiver draft.
– He will extend his contract with Spartak – and everything will be fine. He stays with us. I tell you that three or four new players will appear in our team. Well, the spine remains.
— Among the newcomers is defender Andrei Mironov, who was the symbol of Dynamo Moscow.
– I think it’s a very good reinforcement. Andrey is experienced, I have known him for a long time, from the national team, when he took his first steps in big hockey. Of course, Mironov will help us a lot,” Zhamnov told .
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