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The reason for the match in St. Petersburg is the presence of the Russian Anton Miranchuk in the ranks of the Valais team.
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FC Sion may be preparing for an extraordinary experience: a test match against Zenit St. Petersburg - in Russia. As blue Sport has learned, negotiations are underway between the Russian club and the team from Valais. Christian Constantin has also announced this to a Russian media outlet.
This preparatory match would be played on July 9 at the Baltic Sea. The reason for this is closely linked to the captain of the Russian national team, Anton Miranchuk, who is under contract with the Valais club and is a real star in his home country.
The club from Sion has confirmed the negotiations, but has not yet officially announced the match. In fact, FC Sion officials still need to clarify the financial details in order to finalize the contract and organize all the logistics required for the trip to run smoothly.
This trip, which involves a return journey of more than 30 hours, is a logistical challenge. Traveling in a tense geopolitical context due to the war of aggression against Ukraine adds an extra dimension to the test kick in Russia.
However, Anton Miranchuk's notoriety would bring FC Sion a considerable amount of money, as the sum in question is said to be several hundred thousand francs. Didier Tholot's team will return from their trip to Russia on July 10 and 24 hours later, on July 11, will play another preparation match in Ayent against Grasshoppers.
