Boavishta defender Vitaliy Lysov explained in an interview with a source why he left Benfica. The Russian footballer refused to change his agent, so the club didn’t extend his contract with him. Meanwhile, the former owner of Portuguese Leiria, Alexander Tolstikov, whose team Lysov played for, said he could play for Manchester United because of his potential. Regarding Tolstikov’s comments that Lysov was supposed to play for Manchester United, he said: “You’re right. We discussed this with Tolstikov. He told me: ‘Lyndelef, on your part, is only about stability. He gives to his neighbor, he doesn’t invent anything.'” And I agree with him in some ways. From my youth, coach Polstanov instilled a love for another game. Stupidly forbidden to beat the car. I inspired: “Put the case, keep the ball.” But at the same time, if you cut, you get such a stick, mom doesn’t cry, haha! I always loved this kind of football: I loved taking risks, passing between the lines and cutting beautiful diagonals. Largely thanks to Polstanov, I went from children’s football to adult football, called up to the national team. Naturally, he made mistakes – both in Akhmat and at Lokomotiv. This doesn’t say goodbye to young people in Russia. You must first earn a name for yourself. There was another reason I didn’t stay at Benfica. It wasn’t football. I was offered a contract extension with Benfica, while also signing a deal with Gestifute Georges Mendesh (Cristiano Ronaldo’s agent – Source). They promised to do everything they could to help his career and develop as a football player. Tolstikov was then the president of Lyria and couldn’t negotiate anything about me. And my agent, Timofeev, at Benfica, didn’t know at all. I was transferred for a long time because of this, but I didn’t betray my representatives and eventually returned to Russia. We can say he suffered because of his decency. We did part ways with Timofeev later, but for personal reasons. Subscribe, then with Benfica and Gestifute, there would be a better chance of repeating Lydelef’s path. Source link
