PSG accused of having ‘tricked’ Ilya Zabarnyi! | OneFootball

Ilya Zabarnyi, a 23-year-old defender from Ukraine who joined Paris Saint-Germain this summer from Bournemouth, finds himself in a rather special situation as he has to coexist with Russian Matvey Safonov (a 26-year-old goalkeeper) during the attack on his country. He tried to remain fairly neutral in his comments to the media, but Evgeniy Levchenko, former Ukrainian midfielder (8 selections) now president of the Dutch players' union, was more aggressive on the microphone of Sport (Ukrainian version).

"Zabarnyi could have been promised, before signing the contract, that Safonov would not be on the team."

One can understand that the situation is delicate and Zabarnyi would undoubtedly have been more comfortable without this point to manage. But Levchenko may also be exaggerating a bit. There is not necessarily a trap. There could have been clear discussions with the defender and the Russian goalkeeper before the transfer to avoid a potential problem. They are not necessarily happy to find themselves together, but there has not been a problem so far either. Ideally, the war would stop.

In the meantime, Zabarnyi and Safonov will have to adapt and manage their communication so as not to attract problems. Questions on this subject will probably be deferred during mixed zones or press conferences.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.