RIA Novosti: agent Jorge Machado called the news about Fernandez’s overweight a lie
Agent Brazilian defender Mario Fernandez Jorge Machado appreciated the news about the overweight player. His words are quoted by RIA Novosti.
“Lie. It’s just ridiculous,” the agent said.
Earlier on July 14, the Mutko vs. Telegram channel announced that Zenit St. Petersburg was postponing the presentation of Fernandez due to problems with the player’s weight. It was noted that at the moment the player is working hard on losing weight.
On July 6, journalist Ivan Karpov said that the 32-year-old Brazilian had agreed with the St. Petersburg team on a two-year contract. The rights to Fernandez belong to CSKA. In 2023, the defender played on loan for the Brazilian Internacional, but on April 21 he left the club ahead of schedule for personal reasons.
Fernandez has been playing for CSKA since 2012. As part of the team, he won the national championship three times. Since 2017, the defender has been involved in matches for the Russian national team, with which he reached the quarterfinals of the 2018 World Cup.
Source: Lenta
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