Rubin’s Oleg Ivanov Reveals Leonid Slutsky Rejected Dynamo Moscow Offer

Rubin midfielder Oleg Ivanov said that the former head coach of the Kazan club Leonid Slutsky had previously rejected the offer of Dynamo Moscow.

The media reported that the leadership of the “white and blue” is considering the candidacy of Slutsky, who left Rubin in November last year and has been out of work since then.

– Were you very surprised by Slutsky’s decision to leave Rubin after a not very successful series?

– I would not say that it was unsuccessful, we remained at the top of the standings. Leonid Viktorovich made such a decision, we must respect him.

Did you talk to him after he left?

Yes, we communicate. They kept in touch even before I moved to Rubin.

– There was information that in Russia Dynamo showed interest in Slutsky. Seems like a good option…

“As far as I know, he himself refused this offer,” Ivanov is quoted by Match TV.

In May, Dynamo officially announced the departure of head coach Slavisa Jokanovic. Until the end of the season, his duties were performed by Pavel Alpatov.

The Blue and White finished in ninth place in the RPL WORLD. In the FONBET Cup of Russia, the team reached the semi-final stage of the Path of Regions, where they lost to Akron in a penalty shootout.