MOSCOW, January 25, Sergey Yaremenko. Petersburg «Zenit» made the defender Yaroslav Rakitsky received a proposal to extend the contract and is waiting for a response from the player, said Alexander Medvedev, general director of the Blue-White-Blues. Rakitsky has been playing for Zenit since the winter of 2019. During this time, he played 107 matches for the St. Petersburg club and became a three-time champion of Russia. The current contract of the 32-year-old defender ends after the 2021/22 season. «An offer has been made to Rakitsky, we are waiting for an answer,» Medvedev said.
