MOSCOW, Jan 16 Nizhny Novgorod signed a contract with midfielder Pavel Karasev , according to the website of the football club. The agreement of the 29-year-old player with the club is for a year and a half. He will play at the club under number 77. «I am glad to return to Russia, although in Belarus I was met and treated well. There is a good level of football, but of course it cannot be compared with the RPL. At one time I played for Dzerzhinsky «Khimik» in the FNL. Of course, I have been to Nizhny Novgorod, so I know the city. I also had a chance to play at the new stadium when I played in the RPL for Tambov. I will be glad to join Nizhny Novgorod and help my new club in solving the tasks,» the team's official website quotes Karasev. Karasev is a graduate of the Moscow Lokomotiv, in Russia he played for Lokomotiv-2, Dzerzhinsky Khimik, SKA-Khabarovsk, Anzhi Makhachkala and Tambov «, last year he played for the Belarusian BATE. This season, he played three matches in the club, without scoring.
