The new season of European championships will start at the end of this week. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
The championships of England, Spain, and France will hold their first matches. The championships of Germany and Italy will start next week.
While football fans are eagerly awaiting the return of the main competitions, Spain's AS publication has paid special attention to Aleksey Batrakov, a midfielder of the "Lokomotiv" club. The AS publication noted that Batrakov played in 29 matches last season, scoring 14 goals and providing 7 assists.
According to the publication, Batrakov is not only showing stable performance but has also become the main driving force of the "Lokomotiv" team. In the new season, the player is achieving high results: he scored 7 goals in 4 rounds.
According to Transfermarkt, his market value has increased from 700 thousand euros to 12 million euros. Experts state that not only Batrakov's statistics but also his playing style are noteworthy.
His ability to strike accurately with his right foot, position himself correctly on the field, and despite being 171 centimeters tall, frequently entering the opponent's penalty area has been particularly noted. He can even show dangerous play with his head: he scored a beautiful goal against "Spartak."
AS publication writes that it may be difficult for the "Lokomotiv" team to keep Batrakov, especially at a time when Russian clubs are excluded from international competitions, and major European clubs are showing serious interest in the player. For this reason, the likelihood of Batrakov moving to another club in the summer is high.
