Sergey Shavlo, the general director of Spartak, fought off journalists as best he could.
- Well, what are you bothering me with this Olic? he grumbled. - I do not know where you got the information about the player’s transfer to our club.
- Olic spoke.
- To whom did you say? English media, Croatian? So ask them. He didn’t tell me anything like that.
“But was he talking about something?”
- Of course not. Understand, I can't date him. He has a valid contract with an army club.
“But at least Cavenagi will leave?”
- And it is too early to talk about this. We will all officially announce.
- When?
- As soon as the European transfer window opens.
Shavlo promised that all potential team recruits would come to Israel. In general, red and white will exhibit the basic composition, like the rest. Although there are a number of obstacles. For example, five out of six clubs are involved in the UEFA Cup. And it is possible that on December 15, lots will bring, for example, Spartak and Maccabi. Of course, they will not want to meet two weeks before the official game.
“But even so, the clubs will play in the Channel One Cup,” says tournament director Alexei Spirin. - We did not even introduce obligations into the regulations. We believe the participants in the word that all matches will take place in any case. And everyone will play the main squads.
Another problem is the Israeli championship. The local federation did not transfer the Maccabi and Hapoel games, and they will have to enter the field a day or two after the next round. Why do the Israelis need this?
The tournament prize pool is $ 2 million. Even teams that lose all three matches will receive one hundred thousand. True, all participants must transfer half of the money received to the national federations for the development of children's football. But the rest on the farm will come in handy.
All the matches of the tournament are likely to be shown only by the NTV + satellite channel (though negotiations are not completed yet), although companies from 15 countries have acquired the rights to display the tournament. And the host of the tournament - Channel One - will show meetings with the participation of Russian clubs in the evening. Only the final can count on a live broadcast, and even then presumably.
- We won’t show the matches directly because the program “Time” will go on in Russia at this time. But you cannot shift it, ”explained on Channel One. Do not forget that Israel and I have a time difference.
Apparently, this very difference, and maybe other reasons, make the tournament organizers think about moving the tournament to another country. Everyone just wants to hold this tournament in Sochi or in the Crimea.
But so far, only Tel Aviv is an ideal option.
Alexey Shevchenko