Lokomotiv head coach Yuri Semin talked about leasing striker Fyodor Smolov to Celta, as well as his interest in Zenit striker Alexander Kokorin.
– Why did you let Fyodor Smolov go?
– All sides gave the green light to Smolov’s transition – both the coaching staff and the club leaders. This is a common decision, Fedor himself wanted to try his hand in Europe.
This will be a lease with the right to further purchase. There is nothing unexpected here. Fedor had long wanted to accept a new challenge, he was thinking about the West. That’s all.
– Is it true that Loko will try to acquire Kokorin to replace Smolov?
– I can not comment on the prospects of foreign players.
– And if in winter Alexander terminates the contract with Zenit by agreement of the parties?
– Terminate? So, then a new life will begin. What am I to do with it, if it is terminated?
– So is Kokorin’s new life real in Lokomotiv?
– And if not terminated? What should I tell you? This is not my player today, although he is a pupil of Lokomotiv.
– How do you assess the position of Semak, who claims that he needs Kokorin? Deserves respect?
– Sergey – well done, he is a strong guy. A real trainer. He is well done not only because of this position, but as a whole.
– Is it true that you wanted to see Nikolai Komlichenko in Lokomotiv and spoke about this to the management?
– It is one thing to want, and another thing is reality.
“But were you really interested in him?”
– (Laughs) I answered your question. Now what’s the point of arguing? – said Semin.
Kokorin and Loko: got there instead of Spartak, agreed to a salary of 11 thousand rubles, asked Gatagov to Dynamo
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