Forward “Rubin” Ivan Ignatiev spoke regarding leaving “Krasnodar” in 2019.
– I heard that Krasnodar did not count on you and decided to sell. That is, a transfer to “Ruby” is not your initiative. This is true?
– Yes, I did not understand their position then, why this happened. There were disagreements on the new contract, but we settled them. Shortly following that, the club decided to sell me.
I did not interfere, I did not insist that I wanted to stay, but I really did not want to leave. But he mightn’t say: “How so? Leave me”. It’s embarrassing to say that, and it wouldn’t affect anything anyway. “If that’s what you want, fine.”
– Any guesses why such a sudden change? They wanted to extend the contract, extended it and immediately put it up for transfer.
– I think he played my image of a bad boy, which was formed from the academy. We were worried that I would violate discipline and negatively affect the image of the club. I don’t know, something clicked and they decided it was better to sell me.
“Do you consider yourself a bad boy?”
– The most important thing is not what they say, but what they are silent regarding. Yes, I get caught in stories, but this does not reflect the whole picture and does not speak regarding me as a person, an athlete. Maybe someone does not like me much, but my image from the media is not me at all.
Trust me, it’s all over the place. Everyone is resting, that’s fine. All people. I always give 100% in training, I never missed a single one without a good reason. I have never had any complaints regarding this from anyone.
But I have created an image on the Internet, which is supported. Maybe it’s convenient for someone? True, I do not understand who. I didn’t do anything wrong to anyone.
– Not upset because of the words of Galitsky? In September, he said that you are not a starting player for top 5 clubs.
– Not. The person who has invested so much in the development of our football and the country has the right to any opinion. Maximum respect for him.
Sergey Nikolaevich is a very emotional person, he can change his position. People at this height tend to do this because of the great responsibility. I heard a lot in my address, this is an absolutely normal story,” Ignatiev said.
