Director “Motorist” Maxim Ryabkov told that the club was not interested and had not negotiated with the striker Alexander Radulov .
On Tuesday, Ak Bars announced that two-time world champion Radulov was leaving the Kazan club due to the expiration of his contract.
— At the beginning, we had no negotiations or interest in Radulov. All the rumors and everything circulating in the media came out of nowhere, without any basis,” Ryabkov told .
Radulov, 37, has been playing for Ak Bars since 2022. Last season, he scored 40 points (16+24) in 58 games, adding 4 points (1+3) in four playoff games.
At the end of the regular season, Ak Bars took fourth place in the Eastern Conference standings. In the first round of the playoffs, the Kazan club lost the series to Ekaterinburg Avtomobilist with a score of 1–4.
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