Spartak Moscow had a few words of farewell to Jordan Larsson
Russian football club Spartak Moscow could not resist an excavation by striker Jordan Larsson after it was confirmed that the Swedish star’s contract had been terminated.
Spartak announced on Monday that Larsson – who is the son of the former Celtic and Barcelona icon Henrik Larsson – would leave the club before the new campaign.
The 25-year-old recently told the media in Sweden that he hoped to avoid going back to Russia after spending the backend of last season on loan to AIK in his home country.
Larsson had used a FIFA decision that made it possible for foreign players to unilaterally terminate their contracts with Russian clubs in the wake of the conflict in Ukraine – a policy that the Global Football Board announced last week that it was extended to cover the 2022/23 season.
Spartak said in their statement that an agreement had been reached with Larsson to terminate his contract with mutual consent, which made him a free agent.
The club’s short message on its website thanked Larsson for his time in the Russian capital, where he played 83 matches and scored 27 times.
Larsson had a positive first two seasons in Spartak after coming from IFK Norrköping 2019, and helped the team to a second place in the Russian Premier League 2021 and netted 15 times in the process.
However, his influence diminished badly last season, where Larsson did not manage to find the net in any of his 17 Russian Premier League trips before his loan to AIK in April.
The meager result was mentioned by Spartak’s social media team in a scornful message on Telegram after his resignation was confirmed.
The James Bond-style post portrayed Larsson cruelly as “Agent 007” – and split the numbers as “0 goals”, “0 assists” and “7 interviews”, apparently in a grip on Larsson’s latest stream of public comments that he wanted have. from Spartak.
Telegram Spartak Moscow
The “007” reference was notorious was first used by Sky Germany to mock Jadon Sancho’s tough start to life at Manchester United after the English winger moved from Borussia Dortmund last year.
At the same time, there is an ongoing uncertainty at Spartak about the fate of another foreign star after it was reported that ex-Chelsea acet Victor Moses had not signed up for pre-season training.
Russian football officials have reacted angrily to FIFA’s decision to allow foreign players and coaching staff to unilaterally terminate contracts with Russian clubs due to the conflict in Ukraine.
In a joint statement, the Russian Football Federation (RFU) and the Russian Premier League suggested that they take legal action and called for the verdict. “discriminatory” and argues that it creates a dangerous precedent for the rights of clubs and the validity of contractual obligations.
Source: sn.dk