Before “Locomotive » Alexander Radulov In an interview with , he said that Dynamo Moscow representatives were the first to contact him in the offseason and even had a meeting with the team’s head coach Alexei Kudashov, but “something didn’t work out” further at the level of agents and managers.
During the offseason, Radulov, 38, left Ak Bars and signed a one-year contract with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.
— It is clear that many clubs applied for you during the off-season. There was talk of your move to Dynamo Moscow. What weighed in favor of Lokomotiv?
— I had a conversation with Dynamo. You could say that they were the first to contact me at the end of this season. For some time I was waiting for an offer from Kazan, because I didn’t really want to leave or change anything. As you know, I have a family, children. The child went to school, the other went to training. We were satisfied with everything in Kazan. But this is hockey, this is life. This is a business, after all.
They made a decision there and I entered the free agent market. Initially, there was a conversation with Dynamo. I met with head coach Alexei Kudashov. We talked and seemed to understand each other. But at the level of agents and managers, something was wrong.
I don’t know the details anymore, I wasn’t there and didn’t talk to anyone. Then I found out that they had signed Anton Slepyshev. And I understood that the option with Dynamo was no longer available. Then they started looking for a team and after a few days Igor Valerievich (Nikitin) called. Then I started talking to Lokomotiv,” Radulov told .
Last season, the Ak Bars forward scored 40 (16+24) points in 58 KHL regular season games, adding four (1+3) points in four playoff games.
The new season of the FONBET KHL Championship starts on September 3. The opening match will be between Metallurg and Lokomotiv.
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