Since the war in Ukraine, foreign players are gradually leaving the Russian Championship and in particular Brazilians like Tetê who recently joined OL. And if some of them had immediately asked to leave Russia a few hours after the start of the war, others obviously have no intention of leaving. This is the case of the former Bordelais Malcom who explained that he did not want to leave the country at all.
“Of course Zenit is my future. I have two and a half years left on my contract at Zenit and I hope the club wants me to stay here even longer! If we talk about my expectations and dreams, then no matter what, I want to stay in St. Petersburg, this city has become my home. I want to keep playing for Zenit and win as many trophies as possible this year. Then I want to relax and recuperate over the summer, then return to Russia for new trophies and other wonderful experiences. If in the end we can only play in the league and the cup here, then I’m ready for that. But I still have hope that things will change and that we will be back in European competition. I believe it, ”he explained in an interview for the club website.
