CSKA Addresses Rumors Regarding Interest in Osipenko

The communications director of Moscow’s CSKA, Kirill Breido, addressed several rumors related to the Moscow club.

«1. CSKA is not interested in Maxim Osipenko. We have excellent central defenders on our roster.

2. We don’t see any legal risks in the case of Vilyagra. If you closely examine the ‘news,’ you’ll find nothing except an outdated comment from March 3rd. (It was previously reported that the player is not featuring for CSKA but is settling down in Moscow. According to sources, agents who worked with the player in Argentina deemed the midfielder’s transfer to the army club illegitimate. Latin American managers believe Vilyagra is not playing to avoid any sanctions for CSKA. — Note from the ‘Championship’).

3. Of course, PFC CSKA does not collect information from employees regarding their philosophical beliefs or national affiliations. That’s false. Although we do ask players whether they observe Ramadan, for example, but strictly for medical reasons,» Breido wrote in his Telegram channel.