Zenit St. Petersburg’s Malafeev rubbishes Luciano Spalletti’s resignation claims – Football news
Zenit St. Petersburg goalkeeper, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vyacheslav-Malafeev-c36502, has denied the media claims that Luciano Spalletti put his resignation to the Russian Premier League club in order to leave Petrovsky stadium.
“I do not think that Spalletti is tired from working in Russia. Of course, he has had some problem but I think Spalletti is a strong man. He is able to cope with all the problems. It’s just a matter of time because some of them are easy to solve and some
take more time than usual. He often says that he loves Russia, and believe me, it's not just empty words. He would have been long gone had he not fancied anything at St. Petersburg club,” The UEFA Cup winner was quoted as saying.
Spalletti has been the subject of several controversies this season. He had a rift with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Aleksandr-Kerzhakov-c4569 after they both demanded a sudden increase in their respective salaries.
The 54-year-old restricted the duo to train with the first team squad until a written apology after Kerzhakov and Denisov’s threatened not to play any further match for the St. Petersburg club.
News in Russian media has linked the Italian tactician with a move back to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603 are the front runners to sign Spalletti given that he want to return
to Stadio Olímpico.
The Yellow-Reds are not happy with their current manager, Aurelio Andreazzoli, given that he failed to help Roma secure European qualification this season.
Further reports suggested that Dynamo Moscow’s Dan Petrescu will replace Spalletti at the helm after terminating his current contract with the Moscow-based club. News emerged after the Romanian tactician expressed a desire to coach a bigger club earlier
this month.
Malafeev went on to assure the fans of reclaiming the league title next season after losing it to CSKA Moscow this time around, saying that they will alter the situation and make necessary changes to the already available squad in the near future.
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