MOSCOW, August 2, Svetlana Bonopartova. Defender of the Kaliningrad Baltika Alexander Zhirov said that he received offers from European football clubs, but he chose the Russian team.
Zhirov has played in the German «Sandhausen» since 2018, in which he played 151 matches. In June, as a free agent, the 32-year-old defender moved to Baltika.
“There were negotiations and I was open to all proposals. There were also proposals from European teams, but it makes no sense to talk about it now if I play here. I was interesting for Baltika, we quickly agreed on everything. where he can be in six months or a year, so I'm glad to play in this team and be useful,» Zhirov said.
Russian Premier League (RPL)July 31, 2023 • Start at 19:30End
Spartak MoscowRussia2 : 1
BaltikaRussia
43' • Theo Bongonda (Quincy Promes)
84' • Quincy Promes (Mikhail Ignatov)
90 ' • Angelo Henriquez (Maxim Kuzmin)
“Sergey Nikolayevich (Ignashevich) has his own vision in training, so we are working to realize his ideas. The goal for the season is to be as high as possible in the table «We go from game to game and are determined to win every match. We have our own style, which we adhere to. Everything is fine in the RPL, I experience only positive emotions. If there are even more fans, then there will be more emotions,» Zhirov added .