MOSCOW, July 22, Sergei Fuks. Monaco football player Alexander Golovin independently decided to take number 10 in the new season, the club and his partners supported him in this, said the player’s agent Alexander Klyuev.
Earlier, Golovin entered as number 10 for a friendly match with the Austrian Sturm (2:2), the Russian was the captain in that meeting. The number became vacant after Frenchman Wissam Ben Yedder left Monaco at the end of the 2023/24 season.
“Taking the top ten was Sasha’s decision, I supported him. The guys, the head coach and the team management also supported him. Everyone is happy about it,” said Klyuev.
«There is no need to say any big words, Sasha enters each season and prepares for it responsibly. Now at the training camp he is working in such a way as to solve all the assigned tasks and help the team. The season will be interesting, “Monaco will play in the group stage of the Champions League, Sasha was very keen on this,” the agent added.
Golovin is 28 years old. He has been playing for Monaco since the summer of 2018 and is the main veteran of the club at the moment; his agreement with the Monegasques runs until the summer of 2026.