MOSCOW, May 20. CSKA General Director Roman Babaev said that the team's goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev agreed to a significant reduction in financial terms when discussing a new contract. On Friday, it was announced that CSKA had signed a new contract with Akinfeev. The term of the new agreement with the army captain is calculated until the end of the 2023/24 season. «Igor (Akinfeev) voluntarily went for a significant reduction in financial conditions, realizing that now is not the easiest situation for everyone. We really appreciate this, this is an act of a true patriot of his team. Therefore, Igor is with us. I would like to believe that we will finally break the bad streak and we will fight for the highest places,» Babayev said after signing the contract, a video of his comment was published on the army's official YouTube channel. «I should be glad that the club considered it necessary to extend my contract. Everyone knows that I have always given and I will give myself to the club and the cause to the fullest. Football is my favorite job, and CSKA is my favorite, the best club in the world. I am happy that we are renewing the agreement. I will not speak big words, and I have been serving faithfully for more than 30 years «, — said Akinfeev.
