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For 4 million euros in the "Lokomotiv" the former defender of the German National Team, "Schalke "and" Juventus "Benedikt Hevedes, 2014 World Cup

Dmitri SIMONOV

It's incredible, but only the German champion Roberto Carlos played in Russia before the German Benedikt Hvedes. And he came to our country as a retiree – he played a bit for "Anji" and went into training (although in fact, he was simply responsible for public relations, moving everywhere with a personal guard). Hevedes is a completely different story. Defender 30, for his role – the most juicy age. By the standards of Ignashevich – so generally a youth. We rely on him, he is taken to the main team for the Champions League. Due to German injuries did not form last season at Juventus and he did not qualify for the World Cup. But if it was not for the damage, then Höwedes would probably be in the cage at the 2018 World Cup – when the football player was in good health, he participated in three qualifying tournament matches, two more were included in the application. Perhaps it is more important to compare the Hevedes than Roberto Carlos, but with, at that time, vice-world champion the Argentine Garay, when he came to Zenit

despite the Hevedes' controversial past season, "Lokomotiv", according to my information, had to endure serious competition. The player claimed "Galatasaray", ready to pay "Schalke" more "Locomotive", two Bundesliga clubs and "Krasnodar" ("bulls", according to some sources, gave 7 million euros). Two things played an important role. First, "civilian position" Hevedes, who from his childhood played for the Gelsenkirchen club, became captain there and, as I was told, did not Was not ready to play club in Germany. Secondly, ties and professionalism of the sports director of "Loco" Eric Stoffelshaus, who worked in the past "Schalke" (here it is worth recalling the pbadage of Farfan, one of the heroes of the railway season). Hevedes is really a very interesting and difficult transfer.

In recent years, the Russian championship has become less and less stars. The course for its students and for the economy is, of course, excellent, but, you see, there is a shortage of names that really sound . "Lokomotiv" is still the only club that makes the summer transfer campaign RPL really interesting. In addition to Hevedes, twice winner of the Europa League "Seville", ex-obadik "PSG" Kryhovyak went to the club, and the champion of Europe-2016 Eder signed a full contract after the lease

. early 2010 with Hulk and Witsel, not "Anji" Kerimov, with Willian and Eto-O, but nevertheless. In the football hungry years, Lokomotiv stands out from the general context – but he does not spend much money (newcomer contracts – on the market, the transfer amounts, at least now, seem adequate).

And the competitors? "Zenith" -2018 does not take anyone at all – first you have to deal with the difficult legacy of the past, the army of people on the contracts. "Krasnodar" is still mysterious: "Spartacus" introduces the two new players in the main team, but Gigot is not too well known (although it's good), and Tashayev is an internal transition Russian, CSKA is behaving actively, but to tell the truth, the army team is initially surprised because at the beginning nobody has really been bought, and their newcomers are mostly nougame. signed Abel Hernandez, it is unlikely that he is compared to Kryhovyak or Höwedes in the rankings.

Thanks to newcomers, it is more fun to watch Loko: will he really strengthen the team – we will learn it in the months to come. I've gained a boost by reaching the Champions League and I can win more. I should remember that the victory in the group tournament now costs almost three million euros and the draw is 900,000. If Kryhovyak, Hevedes, Eder will provide a decent result in at least six leagues oemempionskih matches, then at least pay "their existence". In addition, any transfer is important to consider not only momentarily, but in the context of the club's strategy that Lokomotiv has. Exhausted by Chorluk's injuries – but now there is Höwedes, who is also a versatile person who can play in two power plants, and three, and on the flank. St. Petersburg dies in Denisov – but in the future you can transfer to his post Kryhovyak, and will already be prepared young talent Barinov – the second most talented champion of Europe-2013 after Golovin, who at the 39; future is likely to be in the Russian team (behind him, according to my information, the order Stanislav Cherchesov follows a long time). And so on.

The evaluation of transfers, as usual, will give a tournament in Russia and the Champions League. The whole world now admires that "Juventus" took Cristiano Ronaldo, but suddenly he will fail in Turin – there is never a hundred per cent guarantee. But according to the resonance and the potential of the players who ride, "Lokomotiv" remains unequivocally the champion of Russia in the summer of 2018.