MOSCOW, January 31, Pavel Levkovich. Former defender of Moscow CSKA and the USSR national team Vladimir Ponomarev said that CSKA striker Fedor Chalov can prove himself in the Swiss Basel. Earlier, sports journalist Nobel Arustamyan said in his Telegram channel that Chalov would move to Basel from CSKA on loan. He also added that the Swiss club will not have the option to buy the 23-year-old Russian striker. «In Basel, Chalov can find himself. There, in Switzerland, football is weak, they play freely, do not sharply attack each other, everything is freer and more spectacular. If he gets in good shape there, gains confidence, he will be able to return to CSKA. He is a pupil of the school, they still taught him something from us, «Ponomarev said. The ex-football player believes that at the moment the CSKA forward has lost himself and is in a disassembled state. “Chalov was already called to Crystal Palace, but he didn’t go to England. And it’s good, because he can’t go there, he will get lost. Let him run around in Switzerland, maybe he will find a name. At the moment, Fedor just lost himself and turned out to be dismantled. He doesn't know what to do, he was just stuffed. Fedor needs to find his game and understand what factors he moves around the field on. He has a blow, but what else? Speed, pressure and «burst» — no. Chalov is waiting rebound or pass from a partner, he is a dependent player,» the source added.
