MOSCOW, July 21, Oleg Bogatov. CSKA Moscow forward Fedor Experts rate Chalov very highly, but his possible transfer to the Greek PAOK will not cause serious damage to the team, said ex-footballer of the army club and USSR national team Vladimir Ponomarev.
Earlier, the media wrote that Chalov would move to PAOK in the coming days. According to journalist Ivan Karpov, Chalov will sign a three-year contract with the Greek club worth 1.3 million euros per season plus bonuses. The size of the transfer is estimated at 3 million euros.
“It’s very good that Chalov is leaving for PAOK. Let Fedor try himself again and understand what he is like. Yes, he plays for a C grade. Chalov played in Switzerland for Basel, and none of the leading clubs in Europe paid any attention to attention to him. Let him play in Greece now, this is all the agents are trying to do, who get huge money for this. Let him go, I think that at the age of 26 he will not open up, he is not a football player of such a high level,” Ponomarev said.
CSKA on Saturday drew 0:0 with Rostov in the first round of the Russian Premier League (RPL). Chalov was in the starting lineup and spent 80 minutes on the field.
«Everyone idolizes him, but he has nothing but a shot with his right foot and, of course, crazy luck. He often scores goals on ball bounces and converts penalties. Let him go, but with this money we need to buy good strikers. Leaving Chalov will not be a loss for CSKA. Yesterday he hit the goal once during the match. What kind of forward is this? In our time, everyone would laugh at him and would never let him play again. He doesn’t take over the game, he doesn’t beat anyone. , but is waiting for some rebounds and mistakes in the opponent’s defense,” the expert noted.
Last season, Chalov took part in 41 matches, scoring 16 goals and giving five assists. His agreement with CSKA runs until the end of June 2025. The Transfermarkt portal values the 26-year-old football player at 11 million euros.