About a week ago, an interesting event occurred involving one of Russia's young football players. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
The story is about 20-year-old forward midfielder Aleksey Batrakov, who plays for Moscow's Lokomotiv club. He received a message from Portugal's famous footballer Joao Felish on one of the social media platforms.
Felish, as a friend who played alongside Cristiano Ronaldo, wanted to help Batrakov transition to Europe. The publication "Evro-Futbol" provided detailed information about this incident.
On August 2, Batrakov's girlfriend announced on her Telegram channel that Felish had sent a message to Batrakov. Felish asked him for his personal phone number or his agent's number.
The next day, Batrakov's representative Vladimir Kuzmichev confirmed this information. According to him, Felish offered to send his agent to assist Batrakov in negotiations.
Initially, there was correspondence with Felish, and then communication continued with his representative. Kuzmichev stated that Joje Mendes, Felish's agent, wanted to help transfer Batrakov to one of Portugal's strong clubs.
However, the name of the club was not disclosed. The possibility of purchasing Batrakov will only come into effect starting from the next season.
The main goal of the footballer is to play in the top five leagues in Europe. For now, this situation is not progressing.
At first glance, the situation may seem ordinary. However, paying attention to the details, it becomes clear that Russian football players are still in demand in Europe.
In recent years, several Russian footballers have moved to strong leagues. Among them are players like Zakharian, Kuzyaev, and Safonov.
Additionally, Miranchuk, Jikia, Ozdoev, Chalov, Khaykin, and other players are also playing abroad. Previously, such opportunities were rare, but now many players are striving to go abroad.
Receiving a message from a famous footballer is becoming a common occurrence in modern life. Social media shows that there is no boundary between stars and ordinary people.
Although usually the pages of celebrities are managed by their managers, in some cases, players themselves also communicate. Often, such situations are not disclosed to the public, but in today's era, such news spreads quickly.
If the details of the correspondence between Batrakov and Felish had not been revealed, one might think that this event was about Ronaldo inviting the young footballer to his club. It is known that Ronaldo has a significant influence in transfer matters.
However, this event is opening new opportunities for Batrakov. If he continues to work on himself, we may see him in strong European clubs in the coming years.
According to Kuzmichev, starting from the summer of 2026, the buyout clause for Batrakov will be approximately 15 million euros. This will make him an interesting candidate for clubs in the top five leagues in Europe.
