MOSCOW, May 19, Svetlana Bonopartova. To the forward of Cypriot «Aris» “Alexander Kokorin should not think about playing for the Italian Fiorentina,” said Vladimir Ponomarev, a former footballer for CSKA Moscow and the USSR national team.
Earlier, Kokorin was recognized as the best player in the Cyprus Championship of the 2022/23 season according to the Cyprus Footballers Association. The award was presented to the striker at the PASP Football Awards.
“I am not at all surprised that Kokorin became the best in Cyprus. And what is there? Rural teams play, it’s like coming to Chertanovo. welcome it, well done!» Ponomarev said.
He won't be able to gain a foothold in Fiorentina. It's out of the question, absolutely out of the question. Even if he doesn't think or dream. he will be demanded. He doesn’t need to enter the RPL either. It’s over with him. Let him sit in Cyprus, this is his country,» the agency’s interlocutor added.
Kokorin took part in 27 matches of the championship of Cyprus, in which he scored 13 goals and made six assists.