MOSCOW, 4 Mar. The head coach of the Russian national football team Valery Karpin said that the forward of the St. Petersburg «Zenith» Artem Dzyuba, at a personal meeting, informed him of his readiness and desire to play for the national team. The Russian national team will hold a training camp in Moscow from 21 to March 27th. At the moment, the national team has been suspended from international matches by the decision of FIFA and UEFA. «I met with the Zenit players who were in the national team. Artem also asked for a meeting. He said that he was ready and wanted to play for the team. I replied:» Once ready , train, and we'll see whether to call or not, «Sport-Express quotes Karpin. Dziuba last played in the Russian national team at Euro 2020, where he scored one of the team's two goals in the tournament. In September 2021, the forward entered the extended list of the national team for the October qualifying matches for the World Cup — 2022, but refused the call.
