Kyiv: Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Chechnya noted his readiness to employ Zenit attacker Alexander Kokorin and Krasnodar midfielder Pavel Mamayev in the Akhmat football club after their release.
Athletes arrested on charges of beatings and hooliganism.
“I do not set myself the goal of giving legal assessments of their actions — the investigation and the court will take care of this. We are ready for any outcome of the criminal case, when Alexander Kokorin and Pavel Mamaev will be released, even if it happens tomorrow or after a long time, to employ them in our team,” the head of Chechnya said.
Kadyrov also said that he was not expecting a star game and goals from the players, and added that their goal was to help the players to pass the period of adaptation painlessly and return to normal life.
Earlier it was reported that Russian law enforcement officers detained for 48 hours suspects in the case of hooliganism of football players Pavel Mamaev and Alexander Kokorin.